H: 183cm W: 65cm
In 2009 Djambawa was selected as a participating artist at the 3rd Moscow Biennale 24th September - 24th October 2009. read more
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Bark
The bark used for bark paintings is cut from the stringybark tree (Eucalyptus tetrodonta). The bark is cut from the tree during the Wet Season when it is moist and pliable, starting in December and going through until April or May.
The painter cuts around the trunk of the tree at the bottom and top then creates a incision down the tree, joining the two cuts together. This then allows the bark to be carefully seperated from the tree.
To flatten the bark, a fire is first made and burned down to hot coals of the right temperature. The wet bark is placed on the coals and pressed flat, with the outside rough surface in contact with the heat. Most of the moisture is driven out and the bark slowly unbends. The surface to be painted does not come into contact with the fire. The bark is then pressed flat for several days under weights. Finally, sticks are tied tightly across both ends with string in order to prevent warping. The surface is then ready to be painted.
The bark painters of Arnhem Land mainly work with four basic colours: red black, yellow and white, although sometimes the primary colours are mixed to give a pink, orange or grey. Red and yellows come from a variety of iron ochres including hematite, ironstone and limonite. White is generally gypsum or pipeclay and black is made from manganese ore or charcoal. The pigments are ground finely and mixed with water and vegetable fixatives. The most common natural fixative is the gum or resin from local trees. Nowadays the artists more frequently use a commercial acrylic binder.
Burrut’tji
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H: 65cm W: 30cm
Baraltja is the residence of Burrut’tji (also known as Mundukul) the lightning serpent. read more
Burrut’tji
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H: 236cm W: 79cm
This work was completed in July 2009 at Yilpara on Blue Mud Bay around the time that Djambawa presided over the one year celebration of Yolngu victory in the Blue Mud Bay case in the High Court of Australia. read more
Båru at Yathikpa
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H: 90cm W: 30cm
Djambawa explains the elements of his painting which incorporates themes of fire and water and describes the ancestral events in which Bäru, the crocodile, plays a central role. read more
Båru at Yathikpa
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H: 194cm W: 57cm
Djambawa explains the elements of his painting which incorporates themes of fire and water and describes the ancestral events in which Bäru, the crocodile, plays a central role. read more
Burrut’tji
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H: 160cm W: 65cm
Baraltja is the residence of Burrut’tji (also known as Mundukul) the lightning serpent. read more
Båru at Yathikpa
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H: 56cm W: 37cm
This story comes from Yathikpa, the region at the mouth of the Gunmurrutjpi River. read more
Djunugayau (Dugong)
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H: 166cm W: 78cm
The open ended strings of diamonds marks the classic miny’tji of the saltwater estate of Yathikpa. read more
Garraali ga Baru
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H: 117cm W: 47cm
Djambawa explains the elements of his painting as themes of fire and water and describes the ancestral events in which Bäru, the crocodile, plays a central role. read more
Burrut’tji
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H: 143cm W: 48cm
Baraltja is the residence of Burrut’tji (also known as Mundukul) the lightning serpent. read more
Burrut’tji
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H: 75cm W: 36cm
Baraltja is the residence of Burrut’tji (also known as Mundukul) the lightning serpent. read more
Burrut’tji
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H: 87cm W: 24cm
Baraltja is the residence of Burrut’tji (also known as Mundukul) the lightning serpent. read more
Metamorphosis/Garraali
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H: 228cm W: 75cm
In 2009 Djambawa was selected as a participating artist at the 3rd Moscow Biennale 24th September - 24th October 2009. read more
Djunugayau (Dugong)
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H: 152cm W: 59cm
The open ended strings of diamonds marks the classic miny’tji of the saltwater estate of Yathikpa. read more
Metamorphosis/Garraali
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H: 202cm W: 76cm
In 2009 Djambawa was selected as a participating artist at the 3rd Moscow Biennale 24th September - 24th October 2009. read more
Båru at Yathikpa
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H: 105cm W: 40cm
This story comes from Yathikpa, the region at the mouth of the Gunmurrutjpi River. read more
Metamorphosis/Garraali
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H: 102cm W: 45cm
In 2009 Djambawa was selected as a participating artist at the 3rd Moscow Biennale 24th September - 24th October 2009. read more
Burrut’tji
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H: 129cm W: 44cm
Baraltja is the residence of Burrut’tji (also known as Mundukul) the lightning serpent. read more
Baraltja
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H: 154cm W: 66cm
Baraltja is the residence of Burrut’tji (also known as Mundukul) the lightning serpent. read more
Garraali ga Baru
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H: 115cm W: 49cm
Djambawa explains the elements of his painting as themes of fire and water and describes the ancestral events in which Bäru, the crocodile, plays a central role. read more
Djunugayau
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H: 107cm W: 58cm
The story which Djambawa tells to describe this area is set in the ocean waters in the Yathikpa region, near Blue Mud Bay. read more
Garraali
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H: 150cm W: 56cm
Djambawa explains the elements of his painting as themes of fire and water and describes the ancestral events in which Bäru, the crocodile, plays a central role. read more
Djet
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H: 112cm W: 27cm
Djambawa, has painted a narrative that has its origin where this was painted - Baniyala. read more
Garraali
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H: 265cm W: 92cm
Djambawa explains the elements of his painting as themes of fire and water and describes the ancestral events in which Bäru, the crocodile, plays a central role. read more
Baraltja
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H: 186cm W: 76cm
In 2009 Djambawa was selected as a participating artist at the 3rd Moscow Biennale 24th September - 24th October 2009. read more
Garraali
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H: 0cm W: 0cm
Djambawa explains the elements of his painting as themes of fire and water and describes the ancestral events in which Bäru, the crocodile, plays a central role. read more