Artiste : Ned Grant

Titre de l'œuvre : Katutjara

Format : 110 × 85 cm

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

Référence de cette peinture : 20-206

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Explications pour cette œuvre :

Ned Grant (1941) intertwines himself within the landscape, unable to separate. He is a manifestation of the enormity of place that is Spinifex Land. With all of its labyrinthine religion within the physical, the flora, the fauna, the manta (ground). He moves under it, through it, above it, encompassing all. Religion is everywhere, it is sung, it is danced by firelight and it resides in and drives Ned Grant to paint.

Ned Grant moves underground through the wata (base of tree) drawing the aturu (root system) to life affirming water sites. Following the twists and turns as he weaves the Ngalta or Desert Kurrajong to fruition. He places the significant site of Katutjara in the east of traditional Spinifex Lands. Katutjara holds the Wati Kutjara Tjukurpa (Two Men Creation Line), a far reaching narrative that follows two brothers, mulya maru (black nosed monitor) and tinka (sand goanna). It is here at Katutjara that the men kill and cook an emu and the discarded bones of the game can be still be seen at this site today. These are creation beings and as such were able to shape the landscape as they moved through it leaving indelible physical reminders of their power and presence.

The artworks by Ned Grant are in the following prestigious collections :
National Gallery of Australia, Canberra‬
Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney‬
The Corrigan Collection, Sydney , Australien‬
W . & V. McGeoch Collection, Sydney , Australien‬
Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, USA‬
Greg Castillo Collection, Berkeley , USA‬
The British Museum, London‬
Museum Fünf Kontinente, München, Allemagne‬
Sammlung Alison und Peter W . Klein, Nussdorf, Allemagne‬