Carbiene McDonald Tjangala (born 1961)

Four Dreamings, 2019

synthetic polymer paint on linen 

122.0 x 91.0 cm

bears inscription verso: artist's name, date and Papunya Tjupi Arts cat. 636-19

Papunya Tjupi Arts, Papunya, Northern Territory
RAFT Artspace, Alice Springs, Northern Territory
Private collection, Spain, acquired from the above in 2020

Petermann Ranges – Carbiene McDonald Tjangala, RAFT Artspace in partnership with Papunya Tjupi, Alice Springs, 12 September – 3 October 2020

This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Papunya Tjupi Arts which states:

‘In this work Carbiene depicts four dreaming stories which he inherited from his father. These tjukurrpa are associated with a series of waterholes running between Docker River and Kata Tjuta. Specifically, it includes four important sites: Petermann Ranges, Docker River, Kalaya Murrpu (Blood’s Range) and Mulyayti near Kata Tjuta.

As a young man, Carbiene returned to these places and retraced the footsteps of his father. These memories stay with him vividly today.’