Aboriginal Artist Gracie Ward Napaltjarri 1710

Artist: Gracie Ward Napaltjarri
Dreaming: Muntati - My Grandmothers Country
Painted: Alice Springs 2013
Size: 300 x 180 cm
Contact: [e-mail]

[@hv6411]

Wow so beautiful ❤

[@shereeryder7444]

Love Gracies work one of my most favourite artist by Far would love to meet you one day your amazing ❤💛🖤

[@guynouri]

Just beautiful

[@gargithakur762]

the confluence of simplicity n energy is breathtaking.... my respects Gracie.

[@gargithakur762]

I noticed every artist had their own specific style.. very impressive.

[@sasachiminesh1204]

Astonishingly beautiful, just breath-taking. All of the Aborigine artists I've seen are talented. This really belongs in the finest museums.

[@richardwelker8357]

These kinds of paintings are alive with energy, love and light. Using only a stick and maybe a flat brush along with a few colors of acrylic paint, aboriginal artists like Gracie manage to transform a black canvas (or whatever substrate that is), into a magical fabric of visual storytelling and mystical meaning. In my opinion, this is some of the finest art on the planet, I am in awe of what Gracie can achieve sitting on the floor at the Desert Art Centre in Alice Springs. Note that part of the "grace" of this painting and many like hers is that the artist sits in the lotus position for long stretches of time, unlike western artists who either sit or stand at an easel. The earth is her easel. Thank you Gracie, for this wonderful expression of the divinity of life connected to the earth.

[@larjkok1184]

Nothing wrong with standing to paint.

[@pjgreen1786]

Must be so bad for her neck and back.

[@janetsteele7025]

The patience of Job . . .

[@sylviemigner8443]

So beautiful! It brings tears to my eyes.

[@AlejandraDiaz-nn2oc]

Excelente mis respetos a esta Artista Aborigen Felicitaciones por su destacadas Maravillas .💗🙏👍

[@katerineella274]

What powerful woman! This must be a spiritual, meditative experience. Smooth, serene movement produces such a compelling piece of art. I'm stunned by this.

[@TheViolettowne]

I love the art and the music.

[@angela14962002]

wow! That is Awesome!

[@cookiemonster3147]

WAUW!!!!!! This is awesome!!!

[@deniserochael2400]

Maravilhoso!

[@babs0128]

How long does it take her to create a piece? amazing I could watch these for days

[@larjkok1184]

How many dots are there? 😎 Outstanding!!!

[@liartenmade5550]

wonderful! what kind of paint will you be using?

[@claude-isere]

merci om mani peme houng

[@duck_boi_9994]

How can we understand and correlate her story plz explain

[@Madhuneeta]

What Canvas she is using..

[@leylanaley8174]

I was wondering exactly the same!

[@sashaland8]

wonderful. except the music is completely terrible. It has nothing to do with the art and it completely removes the context. Please repost this whole series silently. PLEASE

[@sharoncrumleystudiosllc7842]

So, does this art conform to the principles and elements of design that is taught today? What about the golden ratio and fibonacci sequence?

[@marilyngandhi4213]

I believe the aboriginal art tradition is handed down from generation to generation although Albert Namatjira learned the Western style of painting and is probably the best known Aboriginal artist.

[@pjgreen1786]

No.

[@krrimy]

Not all art follows any of the above mentioned rules. And there is no need for it.

[@zero.clouds.]

Not really, aboriginal art is symbolic and captures stories handed down through generations, personal experiences and also records landscapes and animal behaviours. So they aesthetically do no adhere to western art elements and principles. They do not serve to exist to be admired for the aesthetics. These paintings are a modernised practise of passing down stories through the only way method our aboriginal ancestors could record, which is visually since we did not have a writing system. This is more so a cultural practise which has been modernise through the use of modern materials to exercise the tradition of storytelling and passing down knowledge.