Walka means design or pattern. Artists use this title to describe artworks that are pattern based rather than descriptive or telling a story.
Name: Atipalku Intjalki
Language: Pitjantjatjara
Community: Pukatja
Biography:
Atipalku is the matriarch of a highly regarded family of Ernabella artists. She was born in Ernabella and first started working at the art centre over fifty years ago spinning wool and weaving rugs. Atipalku later excelled in creating batik pieces and she is also an accomplished tjanpi weaver, punu (wood) artist and a painter.
Atipalku’s husband Adrian Intjalki was an established punu artist and her son Jeffrey Lewis is well known for painting birds. Atipalku’s three daughters Michelle Lewis, Lynette Lewis and Langaliki Lewis are all highly sought after for their canvas and ceramic work.
Kulata and Kali (Spear & Boomerang) My father told me this story, it’s a dream he had. There was a man who was travelling for a long time. He was travelling with kulata (spear) and Read more…
Tjukula/Waterholes For the Pitjantjatjara people living in the desert, knowledge of their water sources was critical to their survival. This resulted in an intimate understanding of the landscape which continues today. Water is an essential Read more…
Tjintungku irnyani ngangkaalingka ungu-wanungku This painting is the sun shining through the clouds. ‘Cloudy, raining, but the sun is shining through the clouds. The sun is going through the clouds. The clouds are trying to Read more…