Arlparra Country
Angelina Pwerle Ngala
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About Artwork
Code: EDA-AP2081/22
Artist: Angelina Pwerle Ngala
Region: Camel Camp, Utopia, Northern Territory
Medium: Polymer acrylic on Belgian linen
Size: 91cm x 151cm
Artist Information
Angelina Pwerle Ngala has come into international prominence with her interpretation of her Dreaming - the Bush Plum – Arnwekety. She builds up many fine layers of dotting over a carbon black background as if she is observing the bush plum plant from an aerial perspective as it in bourgeons over her country of Arlparra. The subtle changes in the depth and intensity of the layers of dot-work produce a multi-dimensional textured and kaleidoscopic surface.
“In 1986 she was introduced to batik; however, in recent years she has primarily focused on sculpture and painting. The representation of the Bush plum (Arnwekety), Arrker (night owl), bush foods, and flowers remain the central concerns of her work. Along with the other women artists of Utopia, Pwerle was first given canvas and acrylic paint in the late 1980s. Her canvases characteristically feature an intense concentration of dots which produce the effect of movement or shadows, across the surface. Her work is distinct from that of other artists in the community in the clarity of her colour schemes. Placed on dark backgrounds, the dots take on pure, ephemeral quality”. - S. Kleinert and M. Neale, The Oxford Companion to Aboriginal Art and Culture, 2000, Oxford University Press
Collections:
The National Gallery of Australia, Canberra
National Gallery of Victoria
Aboriginal Art Museum, The Netherlands.
The Holmes a Court Collection, Perth
The National Museum of Art, Osaka, Japan
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Ethical Trade Details
Eastern Desert Art is a member of the Indigenous Art Code of Conduct and the Aboriginal Art Association of Australia and sells directly to collectors and galleries nationally and internationally.
To demonstrate provenance, artworks are sold with an Indigenous Australian Art Commercial Code of Conduct Certificate. These Certificates provide the purchaser with information on the artist, the story of their painting (when permitted by the artist under cultural law) and photographs of the artists with their paintings. The artworks are painted on prepared Belgian linen using polymer acrylics.
The local Alyawarre and Anmatyerre artists prepare and work on their paintings at the Eastern Desert art shed located on our property adjacent to Utopia.
