Warlimpirrnga Tjapaltjarri

ANCIENT SPIRITS INTERPRETED WITH MODERN TOOLS

Before moving to Bumdubu, Paddy spent over two decades in Maningrida. This experience was to prove decisive in his artistic formation as he would draw inspiration not only from modern events but also the creation ancestors linked with the Rembarnga culture and land. More so than any other artist he explained through his art how the Dreaming stories are important in the Aboriginal world view.^¹ Throughout his life, he would narrate traditional stories regarding the creation and law.

Well known as an artist, dancer and didgeridoo player, he was the winner of the National Aboriginal Art Award for sculpture in 1992 and has been the subject of several films and biographies. A major contributor to the Aboriginal Memorial^² now housed in the National Gallery of Australia, Paddy's works are included in collections of the National Museum of Australia, National Maritime Museum and the Australian War Memorial.

1In 1988, Australia's bicentennial year, Ramangining artists produced 200 hallow log coffins in response to this event. It remains one of the most important collective art projects ever produced.

2Lawson-Menzies catalogue 14/11/2007

Collections

Artbank, Sydney
Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory, Darwin
National Gallery of Australia, Canberra
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne.
National Maritime Museum, Darling Harbour, Sydney
Berndt Museum of Anthropology, University of Western Australia
Flinders University Art Museum, Adelaide
Museum of Victoria, Melbourne
The Holmes Court Collection, Perth

PAINTINGS CURRENTLY IN STOCK

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