Caterpillar Dreaming
Sandy Pitjara Hunter
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About Artwork
Code: EDA-SH316/05
Artist: Sandy Pitjara (Petyarre) Hunter
Region: Atnwengerrp, Central Australia
Medium: Polymer acrylic on Belgian linen
Size: 140cm x 182cm
Artist Information
Sandy Pitjara Hunter, who is in his late 50s, lives at Irrultja on Utopia in the Northern Territory. He is the brother of other renowned artists, Susie, Annie, and Jessie Hunter. His language is Alyawarre and his dreaming is Caterpillar (Aylperlayt).
Caterpillar Dreaming
Sandy Pitjara Hunter is greatly admired for his fine and precise dot work and masterful use of colour. His Dreaming is Caterpillar (Atlerlayt) which was passed down to him from his father. His paintings depict an aerial view of his country as created by the Caterpillar Ancestor. He maintains the classical men’s tradition of meticulously laid out geometric lines and circles representing the tracks and marks of the Ancestral journeys. His distinctive work consists of hundreds of thousands of carefully executed minute dots in a broad harmony of colour.
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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.
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