Central Art Aboriginal Art Store presents Pintupi Online Exhibition

Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 23.06.08

Central Art has put together a striking exhibition featuring thirteen beautiful works from Pintupi artists.

Originally from the very remote western desert in the Lake Mackay region, the Pintupi were moved to the communities of Papunya, Hermannsburg and Haasts Bluff in the 1960s. When the Papunya Tula Artists Cooperative was formed in the 1970s the many Pintupi in the Papunya community started painting and became prominent figures in the early Aboriginal Art movement. Pintupi women started to come into their own in the 1990s as they started using acrylics. Pintupi artists paint the Tingari Cycle or Tingari Dreaming. This dreaming depicts the journey of the Tingari ancestors. The lines of these paintings represent the path of the journey and the circles represent the ceremonial sites. The Tingari Cycle is represented by bold contrasting colours and stark shapes. These works are incredibly powerful and expressive.

Many Pintupi have now moved closer to their country and are based in the western desert in Aboriginal communities like Kintore and Kiwikurra. Other dreamings such as women's dreaming and women's ceremony are commonly represented by Pintupi artists. These dreamings portray significant events for the Pintupi women and the paintings represent the spectacular desert landscape.

Pintupi artists continue to create spectacular artworks and are among the most collectable Aboriginal artists today. Central Art Aboriginal Art Store welcomes you to our online exhibition, currently on show until Friday June 27 2008. Central Art is proud to be an Art.Trade member.

A Special Preview of this exhibition is also currently available as part of the Aboriginal Art Directory exhibition slideshows. » View the Pintupi exhibition slideshow.

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