Art Leven | Booth I07
Lily Yirdingali Jurrah Hargraves Nungarrayi
Art Leven presents the work of senior Walpiri artist Lily Yirdingali Jurrah Hargraves Nungarrayi (1930–2018), an overlooked yet prolific artist who painted in the style that embodies the work from Lajamanu, Northern Territory. Thirty paintings will be shown at Sydney Contemporary, on rotation, including significant works such as Kurlurrngalinypa Jukurrpa (Duck Ponds Dreaming), 2014, and Karnta Jukurrpa (Women’s Dreaming), 2012.
Nungarrayi painted with a restricted palette during the 1980s, depicting detailed ceremonial activities. As time progressed, however, her work evolved into the highly colour-charged and gestural style she is known and recognised for today. Nungarrayi was driven by her fervour to record and preserve her culture. Her love of colour and freedom of expression resulted in a distinctive style, executed with bold, confident brushwork and a broad range of colour on minimal ground layers.