Mantuwa George b. 1962
Kapitjukula Tjuta (Many Waterholes), 2022
90 x 120 cm
35 3/8 x 47 1/4 inches
35 3/8 x 47 1/4 inches
acrylic on linen
TIAA-MG202201
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Mantuwa’s painting style is informed by her upbringing steeped in Pitjantjatjara cultural practice and tradition, as well as her deep knowledge of her ancestral country. In this painting, she depicts...
Mantuwa’s painting style is informed by her upbringing steeped in Pitjantjatjara cultural practice and tradition, as well as her deep knowledge of her ancestral country. In this painting, she depicts the country in the wake of waru, fire, and kapi, rain.
This story details the healing process of rain coming over, flowing kapi (water) back in to the burned country, and filling the kapitjukula (waterholes), depicted by roundels. Around the waterholes, Mantuwa represents the budding new growth emerging from the burned country, such as fresh green gum saplings and medicinal emu bush.
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