Artiste : Ngalpingka Simms (1945)

Titre de l'œuvre : Wayiyul

Format : 137 x 90 cm

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

Référence de cette peinture : 23-27

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Explications pour cette œuvre :

Ngalpingka has painted Wayiyul country associated with Minyma Tjuta Tjukurpa (Many Women Creation Line) and is a major women’s songline that traverses vast tracts of traditional Spinifex Land and beyond. This is a Creation narrative with a man at the center but it is truly a women’s story, full of spiritual insight and knowledge for the journey into adulthood. It recounts the long and arduous journey that a group of young women make whilst under constant pursuit of a lustful man (Wati Nyiru) who wishes to take the eldest girl (Kampukurta), for his wife.

Ngalpingka Simms (1945) is a senior artist whose country is Wayilul near present day Patjarr community in the north of Ngaanyatjarra Lands and the northern reaches of the Gibson Desert. Here, she depicts the significant site of Wayilul and nearby Tika-Tika where the women encounter footprints belonging to Wati Nyiru.

Her artworks are in the following prestigious collections :
Collection Prince Stefan Of Liechtenstein, Embassy Of Liechtenstein In Germany.(Women's Collaborate)
Seattle Art Museum, Seattle Usa (Women’s Collaborative)
The British Museum, London, England.(Women's Collaborative)
The National Gallery Of Victoria, Melbourne, Vic. (As Part Of The Women's Collaborative)
The Sims Dickson Collection, Nsw (Collaborative With Kathleen Donnegan)
University Of Queensland Art Museum, Brisbane, Qld.
Art Gallery Of South Australia, Adelaide Sa (Women’s Collaborative)