Masterpieces from the Western Desert is an exhibition of contemporary Indigenous paintings held at Nanda\Hobbs in Sydney.
Although vastly different in aesthetic imagery and iconography, the works speak of the vast interior of Australia, the country, its people and the mythology that pervades every sandhill and waterhole throughout.
Powerful, delicate and immensely important to our contemporary culture, these remarkable works were created to keep the artists’ ancient stories alive. The great truism of history – is that to understand the present one must first understand the past – and for these artists, the past has a lineage that goes back over 40,000 years. For us, the viewer as a willing participant, we have access to an understanding of the ancient ways, as much as the artists allow under their law- the result for our contemporary world can only be beneficial.
At the heart of this exhibition is the overwhelming Genius - Loci – (Spirit of Place) – it pervades every inch of every canvas and ultimately has captured the imaginations (head and heart) of collectors and institutions the world over.
Ralph Hobbs
February 2018
Country West of Kintore (AENAPW10-08544PAG)
2010 \ Acrylic on linen (stretched, unframed) \ 184x181cm
Pirupa Kalarintja (TW5KM)
2013 \ Acrylic on linen (framed) \ 91x121cm (unframed size)
NFS
Rockholes and country near the Olgas (77-07344)
2007 \ Acrylic on linen (stretched, unframed) \ 122x61.5cm
SOLD
Rockholes and country near the olgas (03-07380)
2007 \ Acrylic on linen (stretched, unframed) \ 134.5x180.5cm
SOLD
Untitled (BP16-22KM)
2016 \ Acrylic on linen (framed) \ 121x92cm (unframed size)
NFS
Untitled (MRSB3KM)
2010 \ Acrylic on linen (framed) \ 91x122cm (unframed size)
Untitled (NNKW18-2012-13)
2012 \ Acrylic on linen (framed) \ 152x46cm (unframed size)
NFS
Untitled (NNKW19201213)
2002 \ Acrylic on linen (framed) \ 152x46cm (unframed size)
NFS
Untitled (NNKW20201213)
2012 \ Acrylic on linen (framed) \ 152x46cm (unframed size)
NFS
Wati Kutjara (TWKM92)
2013 \ Acrylic on linen (framed) \ 91x121cm (unframed size)
NFS
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