{"product_id":"paul-nabulumo-namarinjmak-wak-wak-122x39cm","title":"Paul Nabulumo Namarinjmak, Wak Wak, 122x39cm","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.4;\"\u003eAboriginal Artist - Paul Nabulumo Namarinjmak\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.4;\"\u003eCommunity - Maningrida\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.4;\"\u003eHomeland - Yikarrakkal Kubumi\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.4;\"\u003eAboriginal Art Centre - \u003cspan\u003eManingrdia Arts\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.4;\"\u003eCatalogue number - 461-24\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.4;\"\u003eMaterials - \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEarth pigments on fire-hardened stringybark\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.4;\"\u003eSize(cm) - H122 W39 D1 (irregular)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.4;\"\u003eOrientation - As displayed\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.4;\"\u003ePostage variant - Delivered ready to hang with a metal mount on the reverse\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eArtwork\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis painting depicts a sacred site at 'Kurrurldul', an outstation south of Maningrida. The 'rarrk', or abstract crosshatching, on this work represents the design for the crow totem ancestor called 'Djimarr'. Today this being exists in the form of a rock, which is permanently submerged at the bottom of Kurrurldul Creek. The 'Djimarr' rock in the stream at Kurrurldul is said to move around and call out in a soft hooting tone at night. Both the stone itself and the area around it are considered sacred. The imagery represents the rock mentioned above at the bottom of Kurrurldul creek, which is the final transmutation of the dreaming ancestor 'Djimarr'. Finally, the pattern used here is also the crow design used in the sacred 'Mardayin' ceremony, which is a large regional patri-moiety ceremony now rarely conducted in central and eastern Arnhem Land.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eArtist\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDetails are currently unavailable\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eArt Centre\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_2 et_pb_text_align_center et_pb_bg_layout_light\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn art movement that is striking, political and enduring: this is what contemporary artists in Maningrida and the surrounding homelands have built, powered by their ancestral connections to country and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem title=\"Djang is the term used by most of the language groups to the west of Arnhem Land; wangarr is the same term in Burarra and Yolngu languages to the east. There is no word in English that conveys the complex concept of djang\/wangarr, which is sometimes improperly called ‘Dreaming’.\"\u003edjang\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWays of learning and schools of art in Arnhem Land are based around a system of passing knowledge and information on to others. The art here has its genesis in body design, rock art and cultural practices, in concert with more than 50 years of collaborations, travel and political action to retain ownership of country. Values and law are expressed through language, imagery,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003emanikay\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(song),\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ebunggul\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(dance), \u003cem\u003edoloppo bim\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(bark painting), sculptures, and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ekun-madj\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(weaving) – the arts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe artists’ transformation of\u003cspan\u003e djang\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003einto contemporary artistic expression has intrigued people around the world: art curators and collectors, and stars including Yoko Ono, Jane Campion, David Attenborough and Elton John. Pablo Picasso said of Yirawala’s paintings, ‘This is what I’ve been trying to achieve all my life.’\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYirawala\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(c.1897–1976) was a legendary Kuninjku leader, artist, land-rights activist and teacher, and his artwork was the first of any Indigenous artist to be collected by the National Gallery of Australia as part of a policy to represent in depth the most significant figures in Australian art.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eManingrida Arts \u0026amp; Culture is based on Kunibídji country in Arnhem Land in Australia’s Northern Territory. The area where artists live encompasses 7,000 square kilometres of land and sea, and over 100 clan estates, where people speak more than 12 distinct languages. Aboriginal people in this region are still on country, surviving and resilient because their country is the centre of their epistemology, their belief system, culture –\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003edjang\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eArtists’ works from the larger Maningrida region can be seen in collections and institutions around the world. We work with museums, contemporary galleries and high-end retailers both nationally and internationally on projects throughout the year.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eText courtesy: Maningrida Arts and Culture\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Maningrida Arts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53265826939104,"sku":"461-24","price":1215.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0949\/4240\/files\/PaulNabulumoNamarinjmak122x39461-242289.jpg?v=1782872355","url":"https:\/\/artark.com.au\/en-uk\/products\/paul-nabulumo-namarinjmak-wak-wak-122x39cm","provider":"ART ARK® ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}