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Water in the Desert by Angelo Burgoyne Judda

AFFORDABLE ART BY A SPECIAL GROUP OF SELF REPRESENTING ARTISTSCentral Art is pleased to present an exhibition of works by a group of five especially talented emerging artists. These five artists represent themselves in the art market and distribute their unique works to a variety of places; they are supported by many local businesses and people in and around Alice Springs including galleries, markets and local shops. The result is a spectacular collection of very affordable art that makes a special gift especially at this time of year.Our first artist is June Sultan Napanga. Her paintings depict the hunting and gathering of bush tucker. She incorporates Aboriginal iconography with modern painting techniques, vibrant and bold colours in fine detail.Angelo Burgoyne Judda commenced painting 8 years ago. His story recalls his tribal group's journey in search of food in the Pitjantjatjara lands after rain. Angelo uses bright colours such as reds and greens to represent the desert landscape after the rain.Betty Mbitjana, the daughter of the very famous Minnie Pwerle (deceased) and sister to the ever popular Barbara Weir. Betty's paintings show the same remarkable use of colour as her late mother and she combines the women's ceremony (Awelye) with her bush melon dreaming which creates a remarkable depiction of both circles and lines. Betty inherited this Dreaming from her mother.Bevan Jampitjinpa was taught by the elders in his family and uses very traditional designs and iconography to display his stories of hunting bush tucker and men's ceremonies. Using the traditional dotting design and very natural tones of paint such as browns, reds, white (all colours that can be ground from ochre stones in the desert) Bevan is able to remain true to a traditional style of storytelling.Trephina Sultan Thanguwa feels a great pride in telling her Burning Grass and Bush Honey stories which have been passed down from her family. She also recently painted a special piece titled "My Grandfathers Story" which Central Art was excited to acquire. Her most popular style is the depiction of burning grass. Using vibrant reds and yellows Trephina is able to illustrate the natural occurrence of bushfires in the desert. This is of particular importance in the desert as it allows for the regeneration of new growth.These five artists all show courage, self reliance and independence to represent themselves and their stories. They provide the buyer with a wide choice of very affordable and original pieces of art and Central Art is only too pleased to recognise their great strength of character and dedication to their art, culture and heritage as emerging Aboriginal artists. For these artists painting their Dreamtime stories is a love and gives them great inspiration in their lives.All artworks purchased through Central Art come with a certificate of authenticity and biography of the artist, also photographs of the artists holding and/or signing the painting are provided. These artworks make terrific and affordable gifts for loved ones.

The Self representing artists artist feature runs from Wednesday 19 November 2008 until 28 February 2009.

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