An–Angu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Lands and the Ngaanyatjarra Lands Acknowledgements
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THE POWER OF THE LAW A benchmark selection of works by artists from the An–angu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Lands and the Ngaanyatjarra Lands Acknowledgements Wakefield Press Published on the occasion of the exhibition 1 The Parade West Tjukurpa Pulkatjara, the Power of the Law Kent Town, South Australia 5067 at the South Australian Museum during www.wakefieldpress.com.au the 50th anniversay of the Adelaide Festival in March 2010. First published 2010 The exhibition was organised by Copyright © Ananguku Arts and Culture Ananguku Arts and Culture Aboriginal Aboriginal Corporation ICN 3834, 2010. Corporation. All rights reserved. No part of this The exhibition Tjukurpa Pulkatjara, publication may be reproduced or The Power of the Law, was curated transmitted in any form or by any means, by Marina Strocchi and Wayne Eager in electronic or mechanical (including response to selections made by art centre photocopying, recording or any information managers. On the Anangu Pitjantjatjara storage and retrieval system) without Yankunytjatjara Lands: Amanda Dent permission from the publisher. (Tjungu Palya), Skye O’Meara (Tjala Arts), It is customary for some Indigenous Claire Eltringham and Bronwyn Taylor communities, including the Ngaanyatjarra, (Ninuku Artists), Debra Myers, Ruth Pitjantjatjara and Yankunytjatjara, not to McMillan and Julian Green (Ernabella Arts), mention the names nor reproduce images Beverley Peacock (Kaltjiti Arts and Crafts), of the recently deceased. All images and Toni Seidel (Mimili Maku), Helen Johnson mentions of recently deceased persons in (Iwantja Arts). On the Ngaanyatjarra Lands: this book have been reproduced with the Edwina Circuitt (Warakurna Artists), Kerry permission of family members. However, Martin (Kayili Artists), Wesley Maselli readers should be aware that there are (Tjalirli), Anthony Spry (Papulankatja). images and there is mention of deceased Exhibition administration at Ananguku persons and their work in this book. Arts: Elizabeth Tregenza, Kirsten Grace, Where there are dialectical variations Iain Morton, Hannah Grace and at the and variations in spellings between South Australian Museum: Mark Judd, Ngaanyatjarra, Pitjantjatjara and Tim Gilchrist. Yankunytjatjara, the preferred spelling Ananguku Arts and Culture Aboriginal of the language group has been used in Corporation is supported by the South that section. Australian Government through Arts SA, Contributing authors: the Australian Government through the Judith Ryan Anangu Pitjantjatjara National Arts and Crafts Industry Support Yankunytjatjara and Ngaanyatjarra art of and Indigenous Culture Support program a new millennium. of the Department of the Environment, David Miller Manta Tjukurpa Water, Heritage and the Arts, the Visual Painta-mililpai Arts and Crafts Strategy, an initiative Stephen Muecke Keeping everything alive of the Australian, State and Territory in its place. Governments, and by the Aboriginal and John Tregenza Tjukurpa Manta Anangu. Torres Strait Islander Arts Board of the Amanda Dent, Skye O’Meara, Dr. Diana Australia Council. James, Marita Baker, Helen Johnson, Ananguku Arts and Culture Aboriginal Edwina Circuitt. Corporation also wishes to acknowledge Produced by Ananguku Arts and Culture the assistance of Marshall Arts, Adelaide, Aboriginal Corporation. South Australia; Randell Lane Fine Art Perth, Western Australia; Aboriginal and Edited by Elizabeth Tregenza. Pacific Art, Sydney, New South Wales; Photographs: Iain Morton, Amanda Dent, Adelaide Festival Centre; Alcaston Tim Acker, Tim Pearn, Hannah Grace. Gallery, Melbourne, Victoria; Araluen Centre, Museums and Art Galleries of Graphic Design: Katrina Allan. the Northern Territory, Alice Springs; Art Gallery of South Australia; John Front cover and opening page: Cruthers; Short Street Gallery Broome; Jimmy Baker Ngintaka, Kalaya, Wanampi Vivien Anderson Gallery, Melbourne, 2008 Nyapari, South Australia Australia in assembling the works for this Synthetic polymer paint on canvas exhibition and catalogue. 136 x 120 cm Courtesy Private Collection. © The artist and Tjungu Palya Photograph Iain Morton ISBN 978 1 86254 890 9 Map Alice Springs GIBSON DESERT Utju Tjarlirli Artists Areyonga Kayili Artists (Tjukurla) (Patjarr) Kaltukatjara Warakurna Artists (Warakurna) Mutitjulu Aputula Papulankutja Artists Ninuku Artists Mannra Finke (Kalka) Angatja (Blackstone) R VE MANN ANGES USGRA RANG Kanpi M ES Irrunytju Tjunga Palya Tjala Arts Wingellina Pipalyatjara (Amata) Ernabella Arts (Nyapari) (Pukatja) TOM KINSON RANGES Kaltjiti Arts (Fregon) NGE RD RA S To Kalgoorlie, Laverton Watarru RA Iwantja Arts VE Mimili Maku Arts Iltur E (Indulkana) Coffin Hill (Mimili) ANANGU PITJANTJATJARA YANKUNYTJATJARA LANDS GREAT VICTORIA DESERT CONSERVATION PA RK MAMUNGARI CONSERVATION PARK Tjuntuntjarra Coober Pedy Oak Valley MARALINGA LANDS Maralinga Yalata Ceduna Contents Foreword Manta, Tjukurpa, Painta-mililpai by David Miller 2 Essay Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara and Ngaanyatjarra art of a new millennium by Judith Ryan 4 Keeping everything alive in its place by Stephen Muecke 10 Context Law, land and people by Elizabeth Tregenza and John Tregenza 12 The Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (APY) Lands in South Australia 14 Ninuku Artists 14 Harry Tjutjuna 16 Angampa Martin 18 Jimmy Donegan 20 Nyayati Stanley Young 22 Ninuku Collaborative: Yaritji Connelly, Judy Miller, Anyupa Nelson, Heather Watson, Puntjina Monica Watson, Tjuruparu Watson, Yangi Yangi Fox, Renae Fox 24 Tjungu Palya 26 Jimmy Baker 28 Kunmanara (Eileen Yaritja) Stevens 30 Wingu Tingima 32 Kungkarangkalpa Tjukurpa - The Story of the Seven Sisters 33 Maringka Baker 35 Giinger Wikilyiri 38 Nyankulya Watson Walyampari 40 Angkaliya Curtis 42 Nellie Stewart 44 David Miller 46 Bernard Tjalkuri 48 Watarru Collaborative: Wipana Jimmy, Tjukapati Brumby, Tinpulya Mervin, Bronwyn Jimmy, Beryl Jimmy, Mary Tyrone, Katrina Pollard and Mayara Tjalkuri 50 Tjala Arts 52 Tiger Palpatja 54 Wanampi Tjukurpa - Water Snake Creation Story 56 Ruby Williamson 58 Tjampawa Katie Kawiny 60 Hector Burton 62 Ray Ken 64 Tjungkara Ken 66 Wawiriya Burton 68 Ernabella Arts 70 Dickie Minyintiri 72 Nura Rupert 74 Kaltjiti Arts and Crafts 76 Robin Kankapankatja 78 Taylor Cooper 79 Tali Tali Pompey 80 Mimili Maku Arts 82 Milatjari Pumani 84 Iwantja Arts and Crafts 86 Alec Baker 88 The Ngaanyatjarra Lands in Western Australia 90 Warakurna Artists 90 Myra Cook 92 Carol Golding 94 Tjaparti Bates 96 Tommy Mitchell 98 Warakurna collaborative: Men’s Walu Tjukurrpa Tommy Mitchell, Peter Tjarluri Lewis, Clifford Mitchell 100 Tjarlirli Artists 102 Nyarrapyi Giles 104 Kayili Artists 106 Ngipi Ward 108 Blackstone (Papalukantja) 110 Cliff Reid 110 Notes 112 Foreword Manta, Tjukurpa, Painta-mililpai Panya art centre tjutangka mapakani I can’t tell you the whole story for this kala nganganyi kuwari punya place because we have to keep the warungku tjukutjuku makampara stories straight, not mix up the story wanara mapulkaringanyi ngura with the sacred. Other people may not winkingka. understand. Other people might sit here, at Inarki, Art centres are like fire, spreading and think it’s a good spot for a picnic, out across the Lands. but there’s a Tjukurpa story right Ananguku Arts and Culture through here. This (placing his hand Aboriginal Corporation is proud on the sandy creekbed at his feet) is to bring together this exhibition the track of the Euro. In the Tjukurpa, of paintings by senior artists from what whitefellas call the Dreamtime, the Ngaanyatjarra and Anangu the Euro travelled through here while Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Lands. my grandfather was cleaning up the Art centres spinifex at Kirrpin. He’s been there We call this exhibition Tjukurpa cleaning up that place, clearing the Pulkatjara because it contains many are like fire, spinifex. That’s how it became a lake. powerful stories by senior custodians This Euro went past. My grandfather of the Tjukurpa, the Law. The Law, the saw him. The next minute he saw a spreading out land and the people are joined as one. big mob of Anangu following that Euro The Tjukurpa songlines crisscross because he was very large and they across the this land. It is a place of many were following him to kill him. powerful stories. Lands. When I paint, this is one of the stories This land is important to me because I can paint, the story about this creek. it has been important before – for generations, for my grandfather, my There is no word for artist in grandfather’s father and many more Pitjantjatjara. Painting has only passed away. Here [at Inarki], you can happened recently, so we say ‘Painta see Tjukurpa all around you. When I mililpai’ (using the English word) – go to the city or any other place I can’t “He’s painting”. When I paint I can see the Tjukurpa, can’t see anything. see a picture, and every time I do a We got to look after the place and painting of that story, it’s right in front keep it our way, stay strong, so the of me – I can see it clearly and I have young people, granddaughters and a clear understanding. The stories grandsons, can see the Tjukurpa. Pitjantjatjara people paint are clear, This country provides everything we the stories of Tjukurpa. need for our way of life. When I was Painting is becoming more important a child, my family travelled on foot all for teaching the stories of Tjukurpa over this country, from Warburton to to our grandchildren. When you do a Ernabella. At Inarki my father told me painting about your own place, family “You’ve got to look after this country”. can