Art of Clifford Possum Tjapaltjarri, The

FINE SUPERIOR COPY! Comprehensive account of the life and work of Clifford Possum Tjapaltjarri; 60 paintings are illustrated and annotated; includes description of the artists country with maps of important sites, biographical detail of early life including contact with Pastor Albrecht at Hermannsburg, his work as a stockman and early artistic work ; his father is Gwoya Tjungurrayi (One Pound Jimmy) the Aborigine on the postage stamp.
At last, The Art of Clifford Possum Tjapaltjarri presents a comprehensive account of the work of this extraordinary artist. Over 60 major paintings, all with detailed annotations and spanning more than two decades of his output, are reproduced in this volume. It makes accessible the development of a master painter of the Anmatyerre tribe, one of the founders and leaders of Western Desert art. The encyclopedic range, depth, conceptual complexity, technical skill and inventiveness represented here will astonish even the keenest admirers of his work. So might the obscure destiny – until now – of such great art in the display and consumption systems of the western art world. In the contemporary medium of acrylic on canvas, Clifford Possum Tjapaltjarri expresses both his custodianship of the ancient Dreaming stories of Aboriginal Central Australia recounted in his paintings, and the inexhaustible freshness and brilliance of his own artistic vision.
177 p. : ill. (some col.), maps, ports. (some col.) ; 30 cm. #201021
Aboriginal Art. Indigenous Art.
Possum Tjapaltjarri, Clifford, approximately 1932-2002. | Art, Aboriginal Australian — Northern Territory — Western Desert. | Painting, Aboriginal Australian — Northern Territory — Papunya. | Anmatyerre (Australian people) — Art. | Ngalia / Ngalea people (C2) (SA SH52-07) | Sites – Dreaming tracks. | Art – Painting – Acrylic. | Arrernte / Aranda people (C8) (NT SG53-02) | Occupations – Pastoral industry workers. | Art – Production – Materials / techniques. | Papunya (South Central NT SF52-16) | Yuendumu (South Central NT SF52-12) | Ntaria / Hermannsburg (South Central NT SF53-13) | Laramba / Napperby (South Central NT SF53-09) | Mount Allan (South Central NT SF53-09)