Description

George Hairbrush Tjungurrayi

TITLE: Tingari Dreaming
FRAMING AREA SIZE: approx 1675 x 1225 mm [plus border for framing]
COMPLETED: 2008
MEDIUM: Artist acrylic paint on quality linen

THE STORY: George paints designs associated with the sacred and secret ceremonies of the Tingari Cycle. These stories recount the ancient tales of the Tingari people, an important group of mythical elders who travelled over vast stretches of the country back in creation time, performing rituals and imparting their knowledge to young initiates.

THE PAINTING: This is a stunning example of George’s raw energetic painting style, depicting stories from the Tingari Dreaming song cycle. Using a subtle pallette of several integrated rich earthy tones, George depicts the many tracks to the meeting places that the Tingari people took during their extensive travels in the Dreamtime. This is all enthusiastically painted on a contrasting primed red background that symbolies the desert sands.

As George's larger works now fetch substantial prices at auction, this wonderful painting represents outstanding future investment potential - not to mention the lasting impression it would make when proudly hung on your wall!

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THE ARTIST:
Name: George 'Hairbrush' Tjungurrayi
Born: c1945
Place: Kintore, Northern Territory
Language: Pintupi

Named as one of Australia's top 50 collectable artists by Australian Art Collector magazine, George is considered to be one of the most respected artists of the Western Desert. George hails from an impressive artistic pedigree - sharing the same birth father, he is the brother of renowned painters Willy Tjungarrayi and the late Yala Yala Gibbs Tjungurrayi. He began painting for Papunya Tula Artists in 1976 and by the early 1980s George was recognized as a senior Pintupi painter, gaining well-deserbved international recognition. George’s numerous private and public collections include the National Gallery of Australia in Canberra, Art gallery of NSW in Sydney and the Victorian national Gallery, as well as featuring in many private and public international collections.

PROVENANCE: A Certificate of Authenticity with a photo of George holding his work that he has signed [x] verso.

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