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Fire Dreamingby Maureen Hudson NampijinpaThis Aboriginal painting represents Warlu, an Warlpiri word meaning Fire. Warlu is closely connected with rain and water (Ngapa), in a cycle whereby one renews. Fire Dreaming recounts (Warlu Jukurrpa) events in the central 'Tanami Desert', wherein fire is made by two men using a fire-saw or fire-drill (and empowered by the correct songs), and two men carry the fire away from its source: one to the south, one to the north, forming a double hunting fire (lirramirni) which joins up and has the potential of travelling a long way to the west and north-west. This accord with the prevailing winter easterly or south-easterly winds. other. This cycle is apparent in nature, and is expressed also in the Dreaming (Jukurrpa). |
ArtistMaureen Hudson Nampijinpa was born on the 13th August 1959 in the bush at Mount Barkley cattle station. Today, the cattle station is called Yuelamu and is aboriginal owned. Maureen attended school at the Yuendumu settlement in the 1960's she returned to Mount Allan and worked as a school teacher's assistant. Maureen began painting in 1981. She is an accomplished artist and is a respected member of her community. Her first love is painting in which she refers to this, as culture art. Maureen's artworks depict traditional Warlpiri Dreamtime stories. Her painting's originate from Warlukulongu - her father's and grandfather's country. Her ancestral Dreaming's include emu, fire,and women's ceremonies, which have been passed down from her mother's involvement in traditional ceremony. Maureen has been an Artist in Residence at the Mulgara Gallery in Yulara (Uluru- Ayers Rock) |
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