Click to enlargeEmily Kame Kngwarreye
c.1910 – 1996
- Region
- Eastern Desert
- Community
- Utopia
- Language group
- Anmatyerr (Anmatyerre)
A Ceremonial Expression, 1994
synthetic polymer paint on linen
81 x 56 cm
- Artwork story
- Grass Seed Dreamings are in effect a celebration of the plants and seeds used by the women of Aboriginal communities throughout time to make food and medicine. These plants have helped the Aboriginal people to survive the traditiona nomadicl lifestyle in one of the harshest environments on the planet. This piece in particular showcases Emily's signature brushstroke, and her use of pink, teal, white and brown are in keeping with her usual taste for unusual colours intermixed to create movement.
- Story from Red Desert Dreamings