Artiste : Byron Brooks

Titre de l'œuvre : Tjutala

Format : 137 x 90 cm

Provenance et certificat : centre d'art aborigène du Spinifex Art Project

Référence de cette peinture : 19-284

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Explications pour cette œuvre :

Byron Brooks(1951), a senior spinifex man has outstanding knowledge of the numerous Tjukurpa that form a network through Spinifex country and beyond.

Byron has depicted country associate with the significant site of Tjutala situated in the east of traditional Spinifex Lands. Tjutala holds the Tjitji Kutjara Tjukurpa (Two Boy Creation Line) and is a far reaching narrative of two katja Wirutja (owl boys). These are creation beings and as such created the landscape as they moved through it, leaving indelible physical reminders of their power and presence. Byron has depicted the kukara tree (mallee) that flourishes in the region.

Tjukurpa is a deep and complex religious tradition generally referring to the energy of creation manifest in spirit beings, ancestors, animals, plants and geology. This Law is secret and privy only to initiated men and women. Tjukurpa is past, present and future all at the same time, a force equally active today. It is a guide for living life well, explaining the relationships between people, plants, animals and the physical features of the land.

His artworks are in the following prestigious collections :

Collection Prince Stefan Of Liechtenstein, Embassy Of Liechtenstein In Germany. (Mens Collaborate)
Gavan Fox Collection, Adelaide
Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, Usa. (Mens Collaborative)
The Corrigan Collection, Australia (Mens Collaborative)
The Lepley Collection, Perth, Western Australia. (Mens Collaborative)
Art Gallery Of South Australia, Adelaide, South Australia (Mens Collaborative)