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Bush Plum Dreamingby Mary Jones NgalaThe painting depicts a topography of Arnwekety in its various stages of maturity, from flower to fruit. The fruit from this Australian native plant are gathered by the Anmatyerr and Alyawarr women from Utopia in Central Australia. The plant produces white flowers followed by berries. When ripened the berries turn from purple to black. These fruits are edible and taste sweet and is a favourite bush tucker for Aboriginal people. Arnwekety is also a food source for emus, bush turkeys and many native birds. The women pay homage to the Bush plum in their ceremonies to ensure perpetual germination. These ceremonies include body paint, song lines and dance cycles. |
ArtistMary Jones Ngala is the daughter of the Utopian artist Myrtle Petyarre. She grew up surrounded by many family painters, such as her aunt's , the famous Petyarre Sisters, Gloria, Ada, Nancy and Kathleen. Mary's sister is Gracie Morton Pwerle. Mary was born at MacDonald Downs and lives at Thelye, an outstation on Utopia in central Australia. Once Mary's five children were grown up she began to paint in a style, which is unmistakable similar to that of her mother, aunties and sister. Mary's style of painting is distinctively minimalist and she uses a fine delicate dotting technique combined with traditional colours derived from natural ochres. Mary's signature work is the Blush plum known to the Alyawarr people as Arnwekety. Her work reflects directly to her homeland of Utopia and associated country surrounding the eastern area of central Australia. 
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