This painting depicts multiple spiders, four visible on intricate webs. The middle spider is hiding among pollen in flowering trees.
Painting has been completed using a handmade grass reed brush called Jarlk. Raark, or fine line work is in Yirritja style and consists of three or four lines before alternating colour.
Name: Harry Malibirr
Language: Wägilak, Ganalbiŋu, Ritharrŋu
Community: Wugularr (Beswick)
Biography:
Harry was born at Elcho Island and is an artistic cultural man through mediums of painting, carving and ceremonial dancing of Bungul. Harry learned art through watching and absorbing knowledge from his father and uncle. Both were painters who encouraged Harry to paint small bits of their art, helping gather knowledge, skills and confidence.
Harry works with both modern acrylics, as well as traditional ochres/stones and is confident with a Jarlk reed brush. He works on canvas and bark, while also carving yidaki or didj, and larrakitj or lorrkon.
Lorrkon Wood carving has always been part of Aboriginal culture and Djilpin artists continue this tradition. Men carved wood for many purposes – tools for hunting or gathering food, axes and knives for building shelters, Read more…
Lorrkon Wood carving has always been part of Aboriginal culture and Djilpin artists continue this tradition. Men carved wood for many purposes – tools for hunting or gathering food, axes and knives for building shelters, Read more…
Nula Nula Wood carving has always been part of Aboriginal culture and Djilpin artists continue this tradition. Men carved wood for many purposes – tools for hunting or gathering food, axes and knives for building Read more…