Mantuwa George b. 1962
Kapitjukula Tjuta by Mantuwa George, 2022
90 x 90 cm
35 3/8 x 35 3/8 inches
35 3/8 x 35 3/8 inches
acrylic on linen
TIAA-MG202202
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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.
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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