Tina Martin Napangardi

Australia • 1960

Biography

Originally from Yuendumu in the Central Desert, Tina Martin evokes in her paintings the Dreaming (Jukurrpa) of Water (Ngapa) linked to the sacred site of Puyurru, located to the west of her community. Like most artists from the Central Desert, Tina Martin uses "dot painting", or pointillism, which is inspired by ground paintings traditionally made during ritual ceremonies. The resulting vibratory effect gives the very idea of life and reminds us that for the Aborigines, the Dreamtime does not belong to the past, but that eternal present whose permanence is ensured by art and religious rites, it is above all continuous creation and energy.

Nationality

Australian

Themes

Aboriginal art