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Western Arrernte, Sun Goin’ Down, My Father’s Country

Charles Jangala Inkamala paints significant cultural sites such as Mpulungkinya (Palm Valley), Rwetyepme (Mt Sonder) and Yapalpe (Glen Helen Gorge) in stylised detail. Charles meditates on his homelands as he paints and imbues his work with strong knowledge of and connection to country. Echoes of Namatjira are evident in Charles’s watercolour-type application of acrylic paint and his intricate line work captures the multitude of directions of the rock layers in this ancient land and conjures strong impressions of the shaping of this country.

Categories: Desert Mob

Name: Charles Jangala Inkamala

Biography:

Charles Jangala Inkamala was born in 1968. His mother’s community is Papunya and his father’s community is Ntaria (Hermannsburg). Charles lives in Mparntwe (Alice Springs) and began painting with Bindi Mwerre Anthurre Artists in 2017. Prior to this, he primarily worked with graphite and coloured pencil, coloured markers and ball point pen.

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