Warla Watjan, 2003

synthetic polymer paint on linen

128x81cm

$500

Provenance: Aboriginal Arts & Crafts, Sydney, NT
Artwork story: Barney’s paintings are pure abstract works created with brilliant saturated colours, and confident compositions. Ellaga combines imbalance with balance, beautiful harmony with stark contrasts to create works of great impact and power. However, Ellaga tells us that every line and every mark is all Alawa. That is, he is painting country, his intimate knowledge of his traditional country. Ellaga is a senior law-man within his Alawa community. Ellaga the artist is conveying to his audience that which to him is traditional in a most genuine way, through personal iconography and feeling for colour drawn from instinct, inherited knowledge and love for country and culture.

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c.1941 – 2015

synthetic polymer paint on linen

128x81cm

$500

Provenance: Aboriginal Arts & Crafts, Sydney, NT
Artwork story: Barney’s paintings are pure abstract works created with brilliant saturated colours, and confident compositions. Ellaga combines imbalance with balance, beautiful harmony with stark contrasts to create works of great impact and power. However, Ellaga tells us that every line and every mark is all Alawa. That is, he is painting country, his intimate knowledge of his traditional country. Ellaga is a senior law-man within his Alawa community. Ellaga the artist is conveying to his audience that which to him is traditional in a most genuine way, through personal iconography and feeling for colour drawn from instinct, inherited knowledge and love for country and culture.