Sandhills in Atnangkere Country
Kathleen Petyarre
1999 · Acrylic on canvas · Modern and Contemporary Art
This painting showcases Kathleen Petyarre’s refined technique in which she creates multiple fields of intricate dots. These work as visual metaphors to actively invoke epic dreamlike narratives. In this nearly monochromatic painting, the artist conveys the topography of her homeland and the agency of its original ancestral inhabitants in lines that drift diagonally across the surface in shades of burnt orange and red.
- Artist
- Kathleen Petyarre
- Date
- 1999
- Medium
- Acrylic on canvas
- Department
- Modern and Contemporary Art
- Credit line
- Gift of Robert Kaplan and Margaret Levi, 2017
