The son of renowned artist Mary Gibson, Bob Gibson Tjungarrayi was born at Papunya, but during the homelands movement relocated with his family to Tjukurla to live on their traditional lands. His... Read full biography
The son of renowned artist Mary Gibson, Bob Gibson Tjungarrayi was born at Papunya, but during the homelands movement relocated with his family to Tjukurla to live on their traditional lands. His paintings reveal experimentation but also recall his father's country around Patjarr and his mother's... Read full biography
The son of renowned artist Mary Gibson, Bob Gibson Tjungarrayi was born at Papunya, but during the homelands movement relocated with his family to Tjukurla to live on their traditional lands. His paintings reveal experimentation but also recall his father's country around Patjarr and his mother's country of Kulkuta.'In a haze of incandescent orange and greens, a series of concentric squares pulsate with the searing heat of the Western Desert. The colours meld and overlap, creating a... Read full biography
The son of renowned artist Mary Gibson, Bob Gibson Tjungarrayi was born at Papunya, but during the homelands movement relocated with his family to Tjukurla to live on their traditional lands. His paintings reveal experimentation but also recall his father's country around Patjarr and his mother's country of Kulkuta.'In a haze of incandescent orange and greens, a series of concentric squares pulsate with the searing heat of the Western Desert. The colours meld and overlap, creating a transparency of paint that flutters across the ground of the painting. These are the designs of the tingari ceremony – secret men's business that takes place near the remote community of Tjukurla on the edge of Lake Hopkins. Each square is roughly painted,... Read full biography
The son of renowned artist Mary Gibson, Bob Gibson Tjungarrayi was born at Papunya, but during the homelands movement relocated with his family to Tjukurla to live on their traditional lands. His paintings reveal experimentation but also recall his father's country around Patjarr and his mother's country of Kulkuta.'In a haze of incandescent orange and greens, a series of concentric squares pulsate with the searing heat of the Western Desert. The colours meld and overlap, creating a transparency of paint that flutters across the ground of the painting. These are the designs of the tingari ceremony – secret men's business that takes place near the remote community of Tjukurla on the edge of Lake Hopkins. Each square is roughly painted, revealing the artist's hand as it moves with a gestural intensity across the canvas, giving... Read full biography
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