Nyapanyapa Yunupingu is not bound by tradition. Remaining independent of the conventions and inherited clan designs of the Yirrkala region/Yolgnu people of Arnhem Land, her bark paintings are highly personal representations of stories and memories from her life experiences – both past and present.
Employing a muted palette of earth pigments ranging from white, black to various shades of ochre, Nyapanyapa creates a distinct display of unrestricted, aesthetic rhythm in mark making, complemented with figurative and abstract form and movement.
Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery
Until 18 February, 2017
Sydney
Nyapanyapa Yunupingu, Lines, 2016, bark painting, 192 x 59cm
Courtesy of the artist and Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, Sydney
