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A SENIOR LAWMAN

 

Brandy Tjungurrayi was born in the Australian Outback, near Jupiter Well, circa 1930. He is the most senior and knowledgeable lawman. In the photo in the 'artists' page, Brandy is shown with a pencil in his nose. This is a sign of seniority. The photo was taken during a law discussion at Morapoi Station, Western Australia.

His paintings are mainly, but not exclusively, linear compositions comprised of fine dotting run together to create lines, often broadly symmetrical and sometimes converging on a central point in the canvas. He paints stories - mainly Tingari Cycle stories, Emu and snake Dreaming stories - connected to his home country around Nyilla (Jupiter Well).

Brandy started painting in 1985 at Balgo but also spends time painting at the community of Kiwirrkura, where many of his relatives live. His brother is Patrick Tjungurrayi, a famous and collected artist in his own right. His work is diverse in composition and reflects at times the painting styles and palette of both communities. He had his first solo exhibition with William Mora Aboriginal Art in 2000 and he participated in the Kiwirrkura Men's Painting exhibited at the acclaimed Papunya Tula retrospective at the Art Gallery of NSW in 2000.

A work that Brandy collaborated on for charity in 1999 fetched $300,000 at auction after being exhibited in Paris. And Sotheby's sold one of Tjungurrayi's individual pieces for $24,000 in 2004. Brandy is associated with the Papunya Tula and Warlayirti Artists Communities.

 

Bibliography

JOHNSON, Vivien, Aboriginal Artists of the Western Desert, Craftsman House, Sydney, 1994

 

 

PAINTINGS CURRENTLY IN STOCK

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