Ron Yunkaporta
Thuuth thaa' munth (Law poles) 2002-03
Commissioned 2002 with funds from the Queensland Art Gallery Foundation Grant
Collection: Queensland Art Gallery
Indigenous Australian Art
Australia's Indigenous artists work across a range of media including fibre and textiles, sculpture, ceramics, printmaking, painting, as well as film, photography, and new media.
Queensland's Indigenous artists include some of the most respected in Australia. Indigenous peoples live in many different cultural environments in Queensland ― in remote traditional communities, the rural towns of the central west, and the urban centres of the eastern coast. Their vibrant cultural practices are comprehensively represented in the Gallery's Collection.
A number of important Indigenous Australian art exhibitions have been presented by the Gallery, including 'Balance 1990: View, Visions, Influences', 'Emily Kame Kngwarreye ― Alhalkere ― Paintings from Utopia', 'Urban Dingo: The Art and Life of Lin Onus 1948-1996', and 'Story Place: Indigenous Art of Cape York and the Rainforest' in 2003.
Selected Collection Highlights
Albert Namatjira The Finke River Gorge at entrance to Glen Helen c.1945-53
Mick Namarari Tjapaltjarri Bush tucker story 1972
Sunfly Tjampitjin Poyarri 1988
Judy Watson sacred ground beating heart 1989
John Mawurndjul Mardayin and Wongkurr (sacred objects and dilly bags) 1994
Thanakupi Pot: (Orinde the tortoise) c.1995
Fiona Foley Black velvet 1996
Alick Tipoti Kobupa thoerapiese 1999
Destiny Deacon Forced into images (portfolio) 2001
Mitjili Napurrula Uwalki 2002
Joe Ngallametta Thap yongk (Law poles) 2002-03
Michael Boiyool Anning Bama (The people) 2003
Lilly Kelly Napangardi Sandhills, Kintore area 2003
Mabel Juli Marranyji and Dinal 2004
Lena Yarinkura Yawkyawk 2004
Pedro Wonaeamirri Pwoja (Pukumani body paint design) 2005
The Gallery regularly changes the works on display to ensure visitors have the opportunity to view a wide variety of works from the Collection. The online interactive resource, Design your own tour, includes images and information on some of the art works currently on display. |
