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Details
- Alternative title
- Marrangu
- Place where the work was made
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Yirrkala
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North-east Arnhem Land
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Northern Territory
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Australia
- Cultural origin
- Marrakulu
- Date
- 2013
- Media categories
- Woodwork , Painting , Sculpture
- Materials used
- natural pigments on wood
- Dimensions
- 181.0 cm high
- Signature & date
Not signed. Not dated.
- Credit
- Purchased with funds provided by the Aboriginal Art Collection Benefactors 2014
- Location
- Not on display
- Accession number
- 12.2014
- Copyright
- © Garawan Wanambi, courtesy Buku-Larrnggay Mulka Art Centre
- Artist information
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Garawan Wanambi
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About
Born in 1965, Garawan Wanambi belongs to Marrakulu clan. His father Munuparriwuy Wanambi, was one of the artists who worked on the historic Yirrkala Church Panels. Following his father's death when he was still quite young, Wanambi was adopted by the Marraŋu clan, which is closely connected to his own Marrakula clan. His works offer innovation within the inherited clan designs of the Yirrkala region
Wanambi extends the history and practice of Yolŋu painting. Whilst continuing to use natural pigments and rarrk (crosshatching), he extends the possibilities of these methods through the mixing of natural pigments to form unique colours and deliberate tonal variations. His precise geometry and complex layering of designs create a depth of field on an otherwise flattened surface and a mesmerising optical effect.
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Places
Where the work was made
Yirrkala
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Exhibition history
Shown in 2 exhibitions
Garawan Wanambi, Niagara Galleries, Richmond, 07 Nov 2013–30 Nov 2013
Our spirits lie in the water, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 15 Nov 2014–01 Nov 2015
