Showcasing a mesmerizing selection of Australian First Nations art—ranging from the seemingly simple to the richly intricate — SIGNIFICANT remains on exhibit at D’Lan Contemporary on Manhattan’s Upper East Side through July 3.
The image featured above, Rockholes Near the Olgas, was painted in 2008 with synthetic polymer paint on linen by the late Bill Whiskey Tjapaltjarri, a Pitjantjatjara artist from Central Austrlia. Renowned for his vibrant dot paintings depicting his people’s rich heritage, Bill Whiskey Tjapaltjarr first began painting on canvas at age 85. What follows are several more images we captured while on our recent visit to SIGNIFICANT:
The late Aboriginal Western Australian painter and printmaker Paddy Bedford, “Twenty Mile,” 2005, Earth pigment with synthetic binder on linen
The late Australian Aboriginal abstract painter Yala Yala Gibbs Tjungurrayi, “Two Old Men,” Synthetic polymer paint on compressed fibreboard
The late Naata Nungurrayi, a leading woman artist in the Western Australian desert art movement, “Karrilwarra,” 2004, Synthetic polymer paint on linen
The late Western Australian Aboriginal Artist Ngarra, “A Suite of 9 Paintings,” 2004-2006, Synthetic polymer paint on paper
The late Aboriginal painter and ceramic artist Pepai Jangala Carroll, “Yumari ,” 2019, Synthetic polymer paint on linen
Located at 25 East 73rd Street on Manhattan’s Upper East Side, D’Lan Contemporary is open Tuesday-Friday 11am-6pm.
Photos by Tara Murray & Lois Stavsky
