Ngirramanujuwal : the art and country of Jimmy Pike.
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TextLanguage: A66, A88 Publisher: Canberra, ACT : Aboriginal studies Press, 2022Copyright date: ©2021Description: xv, 127 pages : colour illustrations ; 29 cmContent type: text | still image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781922752000Other title: Art and country of Jimmy PikeSubject(s): Pike, Jimmy, approximately 1940-2002 | Lowe, Pat, 1941- | Artists, Aboriginal Australian -- 20th century | Great Sandy Desert (WA SE51, SF51) | Walmajarri people A66 | Walmajarri language A66 | Juwaliny language A88DDC classification: 704.039915 Summary: Ngirramanujuwal is one who adds colour. Walmajarri man Jimmy Pike (c. 1940–2002) manifests colour as strokes of ink on paper: the saturated hues of the desert sky at dusk, and the glimmers of the sun on the water’s surface. His vivid and exceptional drawing, painting and printing skills reveal the desert as a place teeming with colourful life, history and stories. Ngirramanujuwal: The Art and Country of Jimmy Pike is a specially curated selection of the internationally renowned artist’s work from the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies collection. It invites the reader to journey through the Great Sandy Desert, experiencing the Walmajarri seasons – makurra, parranga, yitilal and jutalkarra – as revealed through Pike’s art and intimate relationship with Country. (from back cover)
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| wnor- Book | Northam Northam Adult Nonfiction | Q 704 .039915 NGI (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 31111084080009 |
Contains selected Walmajarri and Juwaliny wordlist.
Includes bibliographical references pages 125-126.
Ngirramanujuwal is one who adds colour. Walmajarri man Jimmy Pike (c. 1940–2002) manifests colour as strokes of ink on paper: the saturated hues of the desert sky at dusk, and the glimmers of the sun on the water’s surface. His vivid and exceptional drawing, painting and printing skills reveal the desert as a place teeming with colourful life, history and stories. Ngirramanujuwal: The Art and Country of Jimmy Pike is a specially curated selection of the internationally renowned artist’s work from the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies collection. It invites the reader to journey through the Great Sandy Desert, experiencing the Walmajarri seasons – makurra, parranga, yitilal and jutalkarra – as revealed through Pike’s art and intimate relationship with Country. (from back cover)
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