Kunytjitja Brown

Image description: This rug is taken from an original small painting, a gouache on paper. This image is part of the recent emergence of exciting semi-abstract paintings that express Tjukurpa (Creation Stories) and contemporary life. This style of work is unique to the Aboriginal women artists of the Pitjantjatjara/Yankunytjatjara Lands, in remote north west South Australia, but is also a part of the wider development of contemporary Aboriginal art. Country and culture, as well as exposure to the contemporary art world give these works distinctive ingredients that unite them as community creations. Project: These beautiful, unique rugs are a cross-cultural collaboration combining Aboriginal designs and traditional Kashmiri rug-making techniques. Chain stitched, using hand dyed wool and finished with a heavy cotton backing, each rug is a completely handmade piece. This project, although in its early stages, is already bringing noticeable benefit to the artists and the community. Purchase of these rugs guarantees a direct return to the Aboriginal artists, as the project is an initiative of Kaltjiti, their own art organisation. Artist: Kunytjitja Brown is from Fregon in the Anangu Pitjantjatjara/Yankunytjatjara Lands 350km south east of Uluru. Her medium is acrylic on canvas, and her subject matter relate to traditional foods and “Walka” abstract images.