Elizabeth Kunoth Kngwarreye b. 1961
Yam Seeds in My Grandmother's Country by Elizabeth Kunoth Kngwarreye, 2024
90 x 120 cm
35 3/8 x 47 1/4 inches
35 3/8 x 47 1/4 inches
acrylic on linen
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*Please note that this painting was done with metallic paints onto primed linen - as such, it refracts light in a unique way that is difficult to capture with a...
*Please note that this painting was done with metallic paints onto primed linen - as such, it refracts light in a unique way that is difficult to capture with a single, flat image. Please contact us if you require more detailed images.
Elizabeth is the daughter of the late artist Nancy Petyarre, and through the complex Aboriginal kinship system, Elizabeth is also the
granddaughter of one of the most revered Utopian artists, Emily Kame
Kngwarreye. Through thousands of tiny rhythmic strokes,
Elizabeth depicts the movement of the pencil yam seeds (kame) as they are
thrown into the wind, dispersed across Atnangkere, her ancestral country. Elizabeth paints some of the yam seeds
larger than others indicating a plumpness if there has been rain. She also
employs colour to depict the yam seeds and leaves that have dried out and those
that are still supple.
Elizabeth is the daughter of the late artist Nancy Petyarre, and through the complex Aboriginal kinship system, Elizabeth is also the
granddaughter of one of the most revered Utopian artists, Emily Kame
Kngwarreye. Through thousands of tiny rhythmic strokes,
Elizabeth depicts the movement of the pencil yam seeds (kame) as they are
thrown into the wind, dispersed across Atnangkere, her ancestral country. Elizabeth paints some of the yam seeds
larger than others indicating a plumpness if there has been rain. She also
employs colour to depict the yam seeds and leaves that have dried out and those
that are still supple.
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