Large Aboriginal Contemporary Painting Bush Plum by Polly Ngale

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A large and striking aboriginal contemporary painting by Polly Ngale (1936-2022) entitled "Bush Plum Arnwetky" painted in 2012. The work … Read more A large and striking aboriginal contemporary painting by Polly Ngale (1936-2022) entitled "Bush Plum Arnwetky" painted in 2012. The work is acrylic on linen, and it depicts the one of the artist's inherited dreaming Bush Plum blossoms. The densely layered canvas with dots exhibits a beguiling shifting of colors and textures and a mesmerizing movement that was iconic to the artist's work.
Signed and dated verso and stamped twice by Australia Dreamtime Art. The painting comes with a Certificate of Authenticity issued by Australian Dreamtime Art, Alice Springs, Australia as shown in the detail photos.
The canvas is not stretched and will be rolled up in a tube for economical shipping, but we can have it stretched and/or framed upon request with additional cost. Please ask in advance the incremental cost per request as well as shipping.

Artist Biography (Courtesy of Artsy):
Polly is one of the senior custodians of her country Aparra, in the heart of Utopia. She shares this country and the Bush Plum (Arnwetky) Dreaming with her sisters Kathleen Ngale and Angeline Pwerle Ngale. Like Kathleen, Polly creates her paintings by building up layer upon layer of color to create multi-dimensional images.
The two have often collaborated and painted together. Many of Pollys paintings depict the bush plum and its bright yellow seeds, in its various stages of ripening, or the topography of the land in varying shades of red, orange, and yellow to reflect the changing colors of the seasons. Other works depict designs associated with Awelye, Women's business and ceremonial law. Polly Ngale's paintings often depict bright yellow seeds, a feast for emus, amongst the Bush Plums that grow in her country. Her paintings are borne from traditional knowledge and her confident approach to painting can be seen in the way she assembles streams of seeds, piling dots upon each other to create rich thick fields employing glowing palettes of color.
Her subject matter is drawn from observation and memory. Intimate knowledge of country, personal history and ancestral journey. Seamless in her portrayal of these elements her paintings are sensory mind maps that Reveal the artists' place, and her sense of self all within one framework. Pollys work has been increasingly exhibited since 1999.
Her work has appeared in the Telstra National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Award since 2003. See less