{"product_id":"tjutjuna-paul-andy-seven-sisters-122x102cm","title":"Tjutjuna Paul Andy, Seven Sisters, 122x102cm","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.4;\"\u003eAboriginal Artist - Tjutjuna Paul Andy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.4;\"\u003eCommunity - \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.4;\"\u003eAboriginal Art Centre - Iwiri Arts \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.4;\"\u003eCatalogue number - 25-427\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaterials - Acrylic paint on linen\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.4;\"\u003eSize(cm) - H122 W102 D2\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.4;\"\u003ePostage variants - Artwork posted un-stretched and rolled for safe shipping\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.4;\"\u003eOrientation - Painted from all sides and OK to hang as wished\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eArtwork\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis painting is about the constellation of Orion and Pleiades. The sisters are the Pleiades constellation and Orion is said to be (a bad man). Wati Nyiru is forever chasing the sisters. According to the story, the seven sisters travel again and again from the sky to the earth to escape the persistent and unwanted attentions of Wati Nyiru. They turn into their human form to hide, but he always finds them and they flee back to the sky. As Wati Nyiru is chasing the sisters he tries to catch them by using magic to create the most tempting kampurarpra (bush tomatoes) for the sisters to eat and the most beautiful Ili (fig) tree for them to camp under. The sisters however, are too clever for Wati Nyiru and outwit him. They go hungry and run through the night rather than be caught by him. Every now and again one of the women would fall victim to his ways. It is said that he eventually captures the youngest sister, but with the help of the oldest sister, she escapes back to her sisters who are waiting for her. Eventually the sisters fly back into the sky to escape Wati Nyiru, reforming the constellation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eArtist\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTjutjuna (Paul) Andy was born in Kaltjiti (Fregon), a small community just south of the Musgrave Ranges in the APY Lands, in 1965. For many years, Tjutjuna worked for the APY Land Council as the Mining liaison officer. His late father, Andy Tjilari, was a widely respected and important lawman and Ngangkari (Traditional Healer) who worked for NPY Women's Council.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTjutjuna first began his career as an arrist at Ernabella Arts in 2011, after attending the inaugural Wati Workshop in the Ceramics studio there. Together with his wife, Tjimpuna Williams, another prolific ceramic artist from Ernabella, Tjutjuna undertook a ceramic residency in Singapore in late 2014.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNow working as a multidisciplinary artist across the ceramic and painting mediums, Tjutjuna’s unique iconography depicts the stories of the Country near Kanpi, passed down to him from his grandfather. Tjutjuna paints Kalaya Tjukurpa. Kalaya Tjukurpa is the Creation Story of an Emu being who formed the landscape by carving out the sandhills, creeks, rocky mountain ranges and waterholes as he travelled from Kanpi to Watarru. Tjutjuna is now living on Kaurna (Adelaide) and working at Iwiri Arts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eArt Centre\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eIwiṟi was established by Aṉangu in 2018, many of whom had been forced to move to Adelaide due to chronic health conditions and lack of services in their home communities. Living far from their traditional homelands, A\u003cspan\u003en\u003c\/span\u003eangu were concerned about the cultural and social isolation they were experiencing and saw a need to act.  Iwi\u003cspan\u003er\u003c\/span\u003ei was formed initially to help retain, promote and transmit A\u003cspan\u003en\u003c\/span\u003eangu culture and language through the areas of arts, language, knowledge and community. Since then Iwiṟi has grown rapidly into an organization that delivers  a range of programs that aim to strengthen and advance Aṉangu wellbeing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eIwi\u003cspan\u003er\u003c\/span\u003ei strengthens the Aṉangu community through cultural and arts activities, creating employment opportunities and enterprise development. We want our young people to be strong in their language and culture and to take up opportunities to work in our community.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Iwiri","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48176278569184,"sku":"25-427","price":1199.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0949\/4240\/files\/PaulAndy102x122cm25-427.jpg?v=1764119757","url":"https:\/\/artark.com.au\/products\/tjutjuna-paul-andy-seven-sisters-122x102cm","provider":"ART ARK® ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}