WALALA Tjapaltjarri
TINGARI ARTS
Walala was born in the early 1960’s in the Gibson Desert where he grew up living a nomadic, traditional way of life. With his family, including brothers Warlimpirrnga and Thomas, Walala made history in 1984 when they arrived at Kiwirrkurra and had contact with Europeans for the first time. It was his brother Warlimpirrnga that introduced Walala to painting. His paintings depict scenes from the Tingari Circle, sacred and secret songs about his ancestors, the Pintupi. Walala’s collections now feature in gallerys around the world, including the Art Gallery of NSW and Musee due quai Branly, in Paris.
TINGARI CIRCLE COLLECTION
ACRYLIC ON BELGIAN LINEN
121cm X 91cm
$4,500
CODE: TWT 619
ACRYLIC ON BELGIAN LINEN
153cm X 91cm
SOLD
CODE: TWT 1001
Walala’s early work was in the flowing "dot" style of painting typical of the Papunya Tula artists. His style became different during the late 1990s, and began to paint rigid rectangles, replacing dotted lines with thick, solid lines.
ACRYLIC ON BELGIAN LINEN
153cm X 91cm
$5,500
CODE: TWT 825
ACRYLIC ON BELGIAN LINEN
153cm X 76cm
$5,200
CODE: TWT 1801/1
ACRYLIC ON BELGIAN LINEN
183cm X 91cm
$6,000
CODE: TWT 1014/8
The places walala depicts in his paintings are part of his traditional country. Wanapatangu, Western australia, was a place his ancestors would stop for ceremonies when travelling across the country.
ACRYLIC ON BELGIAN LINEN
153cm X 121cm
$6,200
CODE: TWT 716
ACRYLIC ON BELGIAN LINEN
153cm X 121cm
$6,200
CODE: TWT 1706/11
each painting features at most, only four colours. Walala paints mainly in earthy, ochre colours to reflect the desert landscape. However, he has been known to choose bright, vivid colours for his work on occasion.
ACRYLIC ON BELGIAN LINEN
121cm X 91cm
$4,500
CODE: TWT 413
LIKE WALALA’S WORK? ENQUIRIES AND PURCHASES CAN BE MADE BELOW!
A PRAIRIE GALLERY TEAM MEMBER WILL CONTACT YOU SHORTLY TO ANSWER ANY ENQUIRIES AND TO WORK WITH YOU TO ENSURE YOU HAVE ALL THE DESIRED INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR ART PIECE, AS WELL AS FINALISING YOUR PURCHASE AND ARRANGING SHIPMENT.
