Title
Untitled (Site of Yunala)
1999
Artist
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Details
- Place where the work was made
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Central and Western Desert
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Northern Territory
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Australia
- Date
- 1999
- Media category
- Painting
- Materials used
- synthetic polymer paint on linen canvas
- Dimensions
- 121.5 x 151.5 cm stretcher
- Signature & date
Not signed. Not dated.
- Credit
- Mollie Gowing Acquisition fund for Contemporary Aboriginal art 2000
- Location
- Not on display
- Accession number
- 76.2000
- Copyright
- © Ray James Tjangala. Licensed by Aboriginal Artists Agency Ltd
- Artist information
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Ray James Tjangala
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About
Ray James Tjangala's 'Untitled (Site of Yunala)' 1999 depicts designs associated with Yunala, west of Kiwirrkura community. In the past a large group of Tingari Men camped at this site before continuing their travels further east to Pinari, north of Kintore. While in this area they gathered the edible roots of the bush banana or silky pear (Marsdenia australis) that is plentiful in the region.
Ray James Tjangala is the son of Anatjari Tjampitjinpa one of the original Papunya Tula artists and brother of artist George Yapa Yapa Tjangala. Ray James spent a lot of time with Yala Yala Gibbs Tjungurrayi whose influence is apparent.
'Untitled (Site of Yunala)' 1999 is Ray James Tjangala's definitive work of this story. He stopped painting this subject as he considers it "too dangerous" to paint.
Ray James is one of the younger generation of artists and lives at Kiwirrkura. He has demonstrated a highly developed style, possibly a result of the influence of his elders.
Australian Art Department, AGNSW, 2000
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Places
Where the work was made
Central and Western Desert
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Exhibition history
Shown in 1 exhibition
Papunya Tula: Genesis and Genius, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 18 Aug 2000–12 Nov 2000
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Bibliography
Referenced in 2 publications
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Hetti Perkins, Education Kit - Papunya Tula: genesis and genius, Sydney, 2000, front cover (colour illus.). detail
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Hetti Perkins and Hannah Fink (Editors), Papunya Tula: genesis and genius, Sydney, 2000, 152 (colour illus.), 285. no catalogue number
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