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Namatjira: REGENERATION
7 - 17 September
Selected images from this major exhibition of over 50 paintings.
Please click on thumbnails to view larger images.
Metropolis Gallery in association with Ngurratjuta Iltja Ntjarra ‘Many
Hands’ Art Centre NT is proud to present Namatjira: Regeneration,
an exhibition of original watercolour paintings by an exciting new generation
of artists from the Western Arrarnta region, many of whom are the descendents
of Albert Namatjira and his Hermannsberg contemporaries.
This will be an art event like no other in Geelong. The exhibition will
coincide with performances of the acclaimed play Namatjira at Geelong Performing
Arts Centre. and will include artists who are also performing in the play.
Namatjira: Regeneration evokes the spectacular Central Desert country of
the artists – the same country that Albert used to paint so distinctively.
These artists have strong links to Hermannsberg, where Namatjira was born
in 1902 and learnt watercolour painting from Rex Battarbee in the 1930’s.
Many of the artists or their parents or relatives were born or raised there,
and they continue the legacy of painting watercolour landscapes, locating
them in a continuity of ancestral connections to country which will be passed
on to their own children and to others.
The paintings provide a comprehensive visual record of a vast region and
include landscapes that the artists know intimately, from remote locations
to iconic sights of the Western MacDonnell Ranges. While retaining the echo
of the 1930’s movement, each artist brings a unique, recognizable
style and interpretation of the Central Australian landscape. The ethereal,
delicately coloured landscapes of Hubert Pareroultja contrast strongly with
the vibrant colours and stylization of watercolours by Mervyn Rubuntja,
and strong individual differences are dramatically reflected through each
of the exhibiting artist’s works.
Namatjira: Regeneration opens on Wednesday 7 September and the public
is also invited to visit Metropolis Gallery from 12.30 – 1.30 pm on
Friday 9 September for a rare opportunity to experience some of the exhibiting
artists painting evocative images of the Central Desert.
