Property from The Thomas Vroom Collection
Kutuwalumi Purawarrumpatu (Kitty Kantilla)
Untitled (Jilamara), 1996
Auction Closed
May 25, 09:41 PM GMT
Estimate
15,000 - 20,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Property from The Thomas Vroom Collection
Kutuwalumi Purawarrumpatu (Kitty Kantilla)
Circa 1928 - 2003
Untitled (Jilamara), 1996
Natural earth pigments and synthetic binder on linen
58 ¼ in by 46 ½ in (148 by 118 cm)
The Thomas Vroom Collection, The Netherlands, acquired from the above
"Even within the distinctive island culture of the Tiwi people of Bathurst and Melville Islands, [Kitty Kantilla] Kutuwulumi Purawarrumpatu's work stands apart. The Tiwi people share a visual language known as jilamara (design) based on innumerable configurations of mulypinyini pwanga (lines and dots). These designs are individually conceived and used as body markings in ceremonial performance, and also transcribed onto sculptures and paintings.
Purawarrumpatu's art embraces the conundrum of meaning and abstraction in enigmatic images that do not easily oblige literal translation. Refusing to be drawn into interpreting her work for an outside audience, she maintained that '[...] it's from the old times.'" (ibid., p. 122).
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