Opening Night: Friday November 27, 2009 from 6-9pm. We’d love to see you there!
Location: Emu Apple Gallery – 48 Rogers Street, Spring Hill, QLD
Exhibition: November 27, 2009 – December 15, 2009. Inspection by appointment.
Art Region: Western Desert, Wanapatangu, (near Lake Mackay) WA
The rich visual language of the abstracted landscape paintings of the western desert artists celebrate their desert country and culture. Observing the boldness of line and movement in this artist’s work shows a refined sense of form on the large abstract canvas. The works are often characteristically simple, allowing the beauty of line itself tell the story.
Joseph Zimran is the feature artist in this Exhibition. He is the second son of Molly Napaltjarri Jugadai and the grandson of Narputta Nangala Jugadai. His late Father, Smithy Zimran Tjampitjinpa, the brother of renowned artist Ronnie Tjampitjinpa, was a prominent member of the Haasts Bluff community with close ties to Kintore.
Joseph paints the story of the “Tingari Cycle” and “Waru” (Bushfire) Tjukurrpa. He began painting in 2008 at the Ikuntji Arts Centre and has tremendous potential as an up and coming artist. His paintings celebrate the richness of the desert country, and the refinement of a technique inherited and preserved for all time.