Ada Bird Petyarre
(Australia circa 1930– )
- Language group
- Anmatyerr, Central Desert region , Alyawarr, Central Desert region
- Title
- Awelye, from the portfolio Crossroads
- Place of origin
-
Central and Western Desert →
Northern Territory →
Australia
- Year
- 1997
- Media category
- Materials used
- screenprint
- Edition
- 10/99
- Dimensions
-
76.0 x 56.0cm image / sheet
- Signature & date
- Signed l.l. corner, pencil "A.B.". Not dated.
- Credit
- Mollie Gowing Acquisition Fund for Contemporary Aboriginal Art 1999
- Accession number
- 62.1999.2
- Copyright
- © Ada Petyarre Petyarre. Licensed by Viscopy, Australia
- Location
- Not on display
- Further information
In this print Ada Bird Petyarre depicts the awelye (body paint) for arnkerrthe, the mountain devil lizard. The mass of curved lines is directly taken from the lines of ochre painted on the breasts, shoulders and upper torso of the body. Ada Bird has transformed this linear pattern into a complex and interlocking arrangement of forms that represent the women gathering for the ceremony.
The mountain devil lizard is the important ancestral figure for Ada Bird and her country, Anungara.
[extract from "Crossroads - A Portfolio of Australian Aboriginal Artists"]
- Bibliography (1)
-
Crossroads: Millennium Portfolio of Australian Aboriginal Artists 1999, 1999, colour illus..
- Exhibition history (2)
-
Crossroads: Millenium Portfolio of Australian Aboriginal Artists, Sherman Galleries, 18 Feb 1999–06 Mar 1999.
Another Country, Art Gallery of New South Wales, 04 Jul 1999–02 Apr 2000.
