Senior Pintupi artist Mick Namarari Tjapaltjarri was a founding member of the watershed Papunya Tula Artists movement. These two works portray Tjukurpa (Dreamings) that pay homage to the spiritual power of the land and its canine inhabitants.

Untitled is indicative of Tjapaltjarri’s signature striped style of painting, presenting a highly abstracted and minimal portrayal of the characteristic elements of the desert. Tjapaltjarri’s fine dotting of white, red and brown banded lines mimic sand dunes’ natural rippling patterns. This work depicts Nyunmanu, the Dingo Dreaming site south-east of the Kintore community. The yellow segments represent water, while the surrounding bands of colour indicate hills in the vicinity. At once hypnotic and eerily quiet, the work suggests a sweeping landscape awaiting the possible emergence of the mighty dingo.