Warakurna Artists Aboriginal Corporation

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Cynthia Burke Landscape – Warakurna

Cynthia’s paintings depict topographical maps of the country surrounding and of Warakurna Community. Her works often explore the changes this landscape undergoes with changing seasons. She maps out the numerous waterholes and sandhills with consideration, to show the subtle contours of this country. While Cynthia’s paintings do not speak specifically to Tjukurrpa (dreaming), her work is always heavily influenced by culture, country, and her family.

Cynthia learnt about painting through numerous significant artists within her family, but has since developed a distinctive personal practice. She states,: I have worked really hard at taking what I learnt and developing my own style.”

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Tingarri

This painting depicts the tjukurrpa story about the tingarri men, women and children traveling from rock hole to rock hole. The tingarri people travelled north through Wirrintjunku, Pukaritjarra, Tarkal, Nyun and Kirritji as they move toward Tjukurla.

Mr Ward’s works can be read as visual histories, as well as maps of his country. Mr Ward is a well-respected artist and senior desert man based in Warakurna, Ngaanyatjarra Lands WA.

The tingarri* people, men, women and children travelled north through Wirrintjunku, Pukaritjarra, Tarkal, Nyun and Kirritji as they move toward Tjukurla. Tingarri Song Cycle depicting the route of dreamtime people who travelled from the sea near Port Hedland to the northern part of the central desert. It also refers to the route and to the dreamtime people who followed that route. 

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Pukurlpatulatju Palyara Pirrtja

Pukurlpatulatju Palyara Pirrtja’ we are happy to make painting. Warakurna Artists paintings are fresh, diverse and reflect each artist’s unique style, stories and powerful connection to country. Warakurna is a remote desert community situated approximately nine hours west of Alice Springs. The township of approximately one hundred and eighty people is nestled amongst the spectacular Rawlinson Ranges. Warakurna Artists art centre is one of the newest such developments in the Ngaanyatjarra region opening in March 2005. Warakurna Artists nurtures and promotes arguably one of most significant art movements in Australia. It is a positive and powerful example of Aboriginal businesses managed and governed by artists and community elders ensuring the wealth of talent and economic returns are retained in the community. When you purchase artwork from an Aboriginal owned and governed art centre, you contribute significant benefits to Yarnangu communities and beyond.

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Cynthia Burke Landscape – Warakurna

Cynthia’s paintings depict topographical maps of the country surrounding and of Warakurna Community. Her works often explore the changes this landscape undergoes with changing seasons. She maps out the numerous waterholes and sandhills with consideration, to show the subtle contours of this country. While Cynthia’s paintings do not speak specifically to Tjukurrpa (dreaming), her work is always heavily influenced by culture, country, and her family.

Cynthia learnt about painting through numerous significant artists within her family, but has since developed a distinctive personal practice. She states,: I have worked really hard at taking what I learnt and developing my own style.”

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Pukurlpatulatju Palyara Pirrtja

Pukurlpatulatju Palyara Pirrtja’ we are happy to make painting. Warakurna Artists paintings are fresh, diverse and reflect each artist’s unique style, stories and powerful connection to country. Warakurna is a remote desert community situated approximately nine hours west of Alice Springs. The township of approximately one hundred and eighty people is nestled amongst the spectacular Rawlinson Ranges. Warakurna Artists art centre is one of the newest such developments in the Ngaanyatjarra region opening in March 2005. Warakurna Artists nurtures and promotes arguably one of most significant art movements in Australia. It is a positive and powerful example of Aboriginal businesses managed and governed by artists and community elders ensuring the wealth of talent and economic returns are retained in the community. When you purchase artwork from an Aboriginal owned and governed art centre, you contribute significant benefits to Yarnangu communities and beyond.

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Walu

Rachel Jennings is a Warburton woman. Her sister Eunice Porter lives in Warakurna and she sometimes comes to visit her and paints for Warakurna Artists. Rachel also paints for the Warburton Arts project. This painting depicts a story from Walu. There were two men and one little boy camping at the Walu rockhole. The men went hunting and left the little boy behind. The men returned with an emu and pulled out its heart. The boy was holding the heart and blood spilt onto the rocks. He ran away with the heart and turned into wind. The emu’s blood trail stained the rocks and can still be seen there today.

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Tjukurla Pirni

Carol Maanyatja Golding was born at Walu rockhole not far from Warakurna. Carol’s father was born at Tjukurla Pirni, a number of important rockholes located between Warakurna and Wanarn. “My father was born here, I love this place as you can always get water. Many Tjurlpu (birds) used to live there. They’d fly around country collecting kampurarrpa (bush raisins). One day something happened and they finished. Perhaps the water ran out? You might still see them somewhere, but I can’t tell you anymore”. Ngaanyatjarra Land Management have built metal spiders that sit over the rockholes so the camels don’t break them and spoil the water”.

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Kuluntjarra

Kuluntjarra is a salt lake about twenty kilometres west of Patjarr. It was created by two men (Wati Kutjarra Tjukurrpa) who were hunting and camping at Wanaritjarra, a small but deep rockhole near the lake. The two men found mingkurrpa (native tobacco) growing around the lake, which they picked and chewed. It was too strong and made them very sick. They started to sweat and then throw up. They vomited copiously and created the salt lake which is always soft on top.

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Lake Baker

Neville McArthur is from Warburton and now resides at Wanarn Aged Care. This painting is about a Kunyia that travelled all the way from Kuru Alala to Lake Baker.

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