Bush Flowers, 2005

90 x 151 cm

Est. $2,500 – $3,500

Hammer $2,000

Provenance: Tingari Arts of Central Australia, NT, Cat No. TJP518 Private Collection, NSW Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Tingari Arts, NT & 3 photographs of the artist with the work.
Artwork story: Josie Petrick's paintings are based on the native plants of her homeland and her favourite bush tucker species at various stages of their growth. She is known for innovative works that create a sense of visual harmony through fine variegated fields of immaculately applied dotting. Her aerial depictions of country and bush tucker feature overlapping dot work with only the barest reference to Aboriginal iconography. This painting is typical of her 2000 - 2005 period. It depicts the landscape and the seasonal cycle of wild bush berry plant from an omnipotent view, with the barren desert landscape transformed after rain into abundant vegetation. At this time the women gather the edible bush berries, which are a principal source of nutrition for Aboriginal people living in Central Australia. The women's celebration of this Dreaming ensures fertility, regrowth and abundance in the months to follow.

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Sale 1 · Lot 74

b. c.1953

90 x 151 cm

Est. $2,500 – $3,500

Hammer $2,000

Provenance: Tingari Arts of Central Australia, NT, Cat No. TJP518 Private Collection, NSW Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Tingari Arts, NT & 3 photographs of the artist with the work.
Artwork story: Josie Petrick's paintings are based on the native plants of her homeland and her favourite bush tucker species at various stages of their growth. She is known for innovative works that create a sense of visual harmony through fine variegated fields of immaculately applied dotting. Her aerial depictions of country and bush tucker feature overlapping dot work with only the barest reference to Aboriginal iconography. This painting is typical of her 2000 - 2005 period. It depicts the landscape and the seasonal cycle of wild bush berry plant from an omnipotent view, with the barren desert landscape transformed after rain into abundant vegetation. At this time the women gather the edible bush berries, which are a principal source of nutrition for Aboriginal people living in Central Australia. The women's celebration of this Dreaming ensures fertility, regrowth and abundance in the months to follow.