A visit to the National Gallery Singapore.
The Exhibition: Ever Present: The First Peoples Art of Australia (27 May - 25 Sep 2022)
photo by dsnake1
fill it to the max, uncle
we fill our lives with trivial messages,
regular feeds of obsessive social media,
unwanted buys from digital shops,
wonder when the next meal will stop,
and in the morning
we fill the sidewalks,
the buses, the trains,
the malls, the offices.
Jan 2023
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The artwork : fill me
The Artist : Vernon Ah Kee; (b. 1967, Australia; )
Year : 2009
Media : Synthetic polymer paint on canvas
Collection National Gallery of Australia, Kamberri/Canberra, purchased 2012
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A visit to the National Gallery Singapore.
The Exhibition: Ever Present: The First Peoples Art of Australia (27 May - 25 Sep 2022)
photo by dsnake1
the sun does not set on our town, sometimes
The sun is setting over our shanty town. Mother calls us to come back for dinner. She has a loud voice. My sister and I stop playing with the other kids and run back home. There is a chicken drumstick each in our rice bowls. We are wondering what festival or ocassion it is today. Mother tells us that Aunty had won big in a card game today. Don't tell dad or Uncle or Grandpa when they come back from work.
Dec 2022
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detail from the painting, photo by dsnake1
This painting shows stories from the artist's childhood on her father's Country of Blackstone, Western Australia.
The artwork : Palunya: that's all
The Artist : Dr Pantjiti Mary McLean (b. 1928, Australia; )
Year : 2002 - 04, Kalgoorlie, Western Australia
Media : Synthetic polymer paint on board
Collection of The National Gallery of Australia, purchased 2006
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A visit to the National Gallery Singapore.
The Exhibition: Ever Present: The First Peoples Art of Australia (27 May - 25 Sep 2022)
photo by dsnake1
please sir, look who built our buildings, highways
the years
the calluses
on your hands
28/11/2022
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The artwork : Body Marks
The Artist : Prince of Wales (b. 1933, d. 2002 Australia )
Year : 2002
Media : Synthetic polymer paint on canvas
Collection of National Gallery of Australia, Kamberri/Canberra, purchased 2002.
© cheong lee san ( dsnake1 ), 2023
A visit to the National Gallery Singapore.
The Exhibition: Ever Present: The First Peoples Art of Australia (27 May - 25 Sep 2022)
photo by dsnake1
it is all right to rest, tomorrow is another day
evening -
the blackbirds
stop searching
08/12/2022
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The artwork : Ghost gum
The Artist : Albert Namatjira (b. 1902, d. 1959, Australia; )
Year : 1945, Hermannsburg, Central Desert, Northern Territory, Australia
Media : painting in watercolour over underdrawing in black pencil on paper.
Collection of National Gallery of Australia, Kamberri/Canberra. Gift of Marilyn Darling AC, 2016.
© cheong lee san ( dsnake1 ), 2023
A visit to the National Gallery Singapore.
The Exhibition: Ever Present: The First Peoples Art of Australia (27 May - 25 Sep 2022)
photo by dsnake1
Survive
Soon the sky will be dark
Some may not make it home
Such is the life we lead
Save us, Seven Sisters
Show us the next day's light
Show us the big red Rock
Still and grand in the sands.
08/02/2023
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Detail from the painting, photo by dsnake1
The artwork : Seven Sisters
The Artist : Tjungkara Ken (b. 1969, Australia; )
Sandra Ken (b. 1966, Australia; )
Yaritji Young (b. 1955, Australia)
Freda Brady (b. 1961, Australia)
Maringka Tunkin (b. 1959, Australia)
Year : 2018, South Australia
Media : Synthetic polymer paint on linen
Collection of National Gallery of Australia, Kamberri/Canberra. Purchased 2020.
© cheong lee san ( dsnake1 ), 2023
A visit to the National Gallery Singapore.
The Exhibition: Ever Present: The First Peoples Art of Australia (27 May - 25 Sep 2022)
photo by dsnake1
don't just watch the weeds when you look at flowers
spider web -
the confusion
on my face.
25/10/2022
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The artist, a traditional healer, uses spider webs to treat cuts and skin injuries. Spiders play an important role in the creation stories of the artist's birthplace.
The artwork : Wanka Tjukurpa (Spiderman)
The Artist : Harry Tjutjuna ( 1928 - 2020, Australia; )
Year : 2007, South Australia
Media : Synthetic polymer paint on canvas
Collection of National Gallery of Australia, Kamberri/Canberra
© cheong lee san ( dsnake1 ), 2023
A visit to the National Gallery Singapore.
The Exhibition: Ever Present: The First Peoples Art of Australia (27 May - 25 Sep 2022)
photo by dsnake1
maths lesson with many cans of beer
After two hours and three beers this one line is all that I can write.
25/10/2022
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Detail from the painting, photo by dsnake1
The artwork : Yanjilypiri Jukurrpa (Star Dreaming)
The Artists: Paddy Jupurrurla Nelson (1919 - 1999, Australia; )
Paddy Japaljarri Sims (1917 - 2010, Australia; )
Kwentwentjay Jungurrayi Spencer (1919 - 1990, Australia; )
Year : 1985, Yuendumu, Western Desert, Northern Territory
Media : Synthetic polymer paint on canvas
National Gallery of Australia, Kamberri/Canberra
© cheong lee san ( dsnake1 ), 2023
A visit to the National Gallery Singapore.
The Exhibition: Ever Present: The First Peoples Art of Australia (27 May - 25 Sep 2022)
photo by dsnake1
not enough of spam mail, you said
You are going to fall in love with these campaigns, don't miss the big chance!
Nov 2022
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Really from a spam mail in my inbox!
The artwork : Sandhill country west of Wilkinkarra, Lake Mackay
The Artist : Timmy Payungka Tjapangarti ( 1938 - 2000, Australia; )
Year : 1972, Papunya,, Western Desert, Northern Territory.
Media : Synthetic polymer paint on hardboard
National Gallery of Australia, Kamberri/Canberra
© cheong lee san ( dsnake1 ), 2023
A visit to the National Gallery Singapore.
The Exhibition: Ever Present: The First Peoples Art of Australia (27 May - 25 Sep 2022)
photo by dsnake1
S 23 ° 12 ' 10.98", E 131 ° 54 ' 33.08"
map making -
the drawn lines
in the sand.
25/10/2022
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The artist has painted the Kalipinypa Water Dreaming site, the nine concentric circles are underground waterholes, the central interlocking lines connect storm clouds.
The artwork : Untitled (Kalipinypa)
The Artist : Long Jack Phillipus Tjakamarra ( 1932 - 2020, Australia; )
Year : 1972, Papunya, Western Desert, Northern Territory
Media : Synthetic polymer powder paint and binder on composition board.
The Wesfarmers Collection of Australian Art, Boorloo/Perth
© cheong lee san ( dsnake1 ), 2023
A visit to the National Gallery Singapore.
The Exhibition : Ever Present: First Peoples Art of Australia (27 May - 25 Sep 2022)
photo by dsnake1
a helicopter orbits warily over the LZ
The fly lands on the plate, perhaps to rest its wings, perhaps to lay eggs.
Dec. 2022
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The artwork : Love Story
The Artist : Clifford Possum Tjapaltjarri ( Australia 1932 - 2002 )
Year : 1972 Papunya, Western Desert, Northern Territory
Media : Synthetic polymer paint on composition board
National Gallery of Australia, Kamberri/Canberra
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