Bush Flowers (Yellow)
Josie began painting in the early 1990s. Her early works were typical of Utopia Art.
Josie’s recent paintings, titled ‘Bush Flowers’ portray the abundance
of colours found in the desert country she lives in. They are sought after for their
unique multi layers of colours. The initial impression is of a solid colour until close
examination reveal a variety of layered colours which present themselves depending on
the type of light.
Acrylic on Belgian Linen, unframed.
Code: TJP1009-11.
Frequently bought together
Bush Flowers (Yellow)
The gallery is small, but it punches well above its weight. Friendly, expert and hugely knowledgeable about the artists it represents and displays, there is always something of interest, at different price levels.
The Artist
Josepha Petrick Kemarre
c. 1945 · Arrente · Utopia, Northern Territory
Josie was born around c. 1945 (some organisations have her birth as between 1945 – 1954) at the Santa Teresa Mission, approximately 80kms south-east of Alice Springs. Josie was an Arrente speaker
At 16 she married Robin Petyarre (Gloria Petyarre and Kathleen Petyarre’s brother) and moved to his country, MacDonald Downs in Utopia where they had seven children. She had learnt his Anmatyerre language.
After watching Emily Kame Kngwarreye, Gloria, Josie and Kathleen Petyarre began to paint in 1990. Her main story to paint is the ‘Bush Plum’ which is a basis of bodily and spiritual nourishment. The Bush Plum Creation or Dreaming Story is winds distributing bush plum seeds throughout the ancestral lands, and the recurring fruiting and seeding that follows.
Josie layers the paint colour by colour. In Tingari Arts she will use five colours to create a bright or very pale painting. Often Josie starts with a red, then overpaints much of the linen with a dark pink, then tangerine, orange and finishing with a shade of yellow.
Robin died in 2008 and now Josie divides her time with family at Number 5 Bore in Utopia (not far from Harts Range) and Alice Springs.
Collections include:
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Charles Sturt University
United Nations, New York
Mbantua Gallery Collection, Alice Springs,
Aboriginal Art Galleries of Australia Artbank, Sydney, NSW
Exhibitions
1996 Aboriginal Desert Art Gallery, Melbourne, VIC
1997 Aboriginal Art Galleries of Australia, Melbourne, VIC
1999 Aboriginal Art Galleries of Australia, Melbourne, VIC
2000 Aboriginal Art Galleries of Australia, Melbourne, VIC
2001 Embassy Australia, Washington, USA
2003 Chapel off Chapel Gallery, Melbourne, VIC
2005 Wellington Gallery, Hong Kong
2006 Aboriginal Artists from the Western and Central Desert, Without Pier Gallery, Chelthenham, VIC
2006 Women's Show, Boscia Gallery, Melbourne, VIC
2008 Josie Petrick: Bush Berry Dreaming, Aranda Art, Melbourne, VIC
More from Josepha Petrick Kemarre
Bush Flowers (Lazy Dots)
Regular price £1,960.00 Sale price £1,960.00
