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Kumptapi Mai Arem (from 'Garpa / Ground Paintings' series) 2023

Artwork Kumptapi Mai Arem (from 'Garpa / Ground Paintings' series) this artwork made of Organic material on paper , created in 2023-01-01
Accession No.
2024.131
Date Created
2023
Gallery location
Not on public display
Department
Pacific Art
Dimensions A
120 x 75cm
Media Category
Painting
Medium
Organic material on paper
Place Created
Jiwaka
Credit Line
Purchased 2024 with funds from Tim Fairfax AC through the Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art Foundation

Each of these artworks is a shield design completed in July 2023, made with natural pigments and ochres of red, yellow, black, white, brown and blue. The works in ‘Garpa/Ground Paintings’ series 2023 feature references to Arebaa – from the Yuri words for ‘sun’ (are) and ‘moon’ (baa) – in motifs and colours; for example, where the dominant colour is white, this is a tribute to the moon. Some of the artworks also feature faces, skulls, birds and abstracted landscapes that highlight Haus Yuriyal’s intricate connection to land and nature, as well as expressing their strong brotherhood and ancestry. The paintings are accompanied by photographic documentation of the collective during the making of the series.

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A group of 24 'shield' paintings, using predominantly brown, tan and red pigments, installed in two rows on a white gallery wall. A man dressed in black walks in front of the installation.
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Haus Yuriyal: 'Garpa/Ground Paintings'

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Exhibitions featuring this object

A view of a sculptural work made out of glowing red forms, installed on a gallery wall

‘The 11th Asia Pacific Triennial’

Nov 2024 - Apr 2025

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