| Kudditji Kngwarreye paints aerial views of his county that reflect the changing seasons as well as the areas of spiritual significance. Kudditji is a very senior lawman and an Elder for the Ammatyerre speaking people from Utopia which is situated some 270kms north east of Alice Springs in Central Australia.
Using his unrivalled and unique knowledge of his country, Kudditji began to experiment with the synthetic polymer paint to eradicate the pointillist style altogether and to use a heavily loaded paint brush to sweep broadly across the canvas in stages, similar to the western landscape plane, these paintings were romantic images of his country, accentuating the colour and form of the landscape including the depth of the sky in the Wet season and in the reds and oranges of the shimmering summer heat. These ground-breaking paintings expressed Kudditji’s extensive knowledge and love of his country in a way never seen before.
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