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Visual Arts
John Mawurndjul with his barks presented in Earth and Sky; courtesy the artist and TarraWarra Museum of Art
The late Gulumbu Yunupingu and Kuninjku artist John Mawurndjul could be described as the royalty of bark painting. While the colonial-toned moniker is an odd fit, the sentiment only starts to capture the importance of these two artists.
‘They are both trail-blazers,’ said curator of TarraWarra Musuem of Art’s exhibition Earth and Sky, Hetti Perkins. ‘The works of these artists are very much a part of a contemporary dialogue.’
Gina Fairley is ArtsHub's Senior Contributor, after 12 years in the role as National Visual Arts Editor. She has worked for extended periods in America and Southeast Asia, as gallerist, arts administrator and regional contributing editor for a number of magazines, including Hong Kong based Asian Art News and World Sculpture News. She is an Art Tour leader for the AGNSW Members, and lectures regularly on the state of the arts. She is based in Mittagong, regional NSW.
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