Tingari Cycleby Willy Tjungurrayi

This painting depicts the tracks path of the Tingari ancestors. The artists who depict the Tingari Cycle in their paintings recount the stories of the extensive journeys of Pintupi ancestors as they covered the great expanses of the desert regions to create landforms and teach law.

Artist:Willy Tjungurrayi
Title:Tingari Cycle
ID:0608472
Medium:Acrylic on Belgian Linen
Size:118 x 58 cm
Region:Kintore, Western Desert

Artist

Born at Patjantja in the area of Wilkinkarra (Lake Mackay), Willy Tjungurrayi came to Haasts Bluff and then moved to Papunya. He is the younger brother of Yala Yala Gibbs Tjungurrayi (now deceased), who was a famous artist. In 1976, Willy Tjungurrayi commenced painting the traditional Tingari cycle of stories.

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