The quiet gentle voice of Tiwi Artist Bede Tungutalum

FISH - Foundation for Indigenous Sustainable Health congratulates and honours Tiwi textile artist, Bede Tungutalum, recipient of #NIFA the Special Recognition Award.
Enjoy the quiet gentle voice of Bede Tungutalum and be inspired by his wondeful story and beautiful work !
Bede Tungutalum was born in 1952 at Wurrumiyanga (Nguiu), Bathurst Island. His country is Munupi, Melville Island, skin group Yarrinapinilia (Red Ochre) and dance Train. He lives and works independently at Nguiu, Bathurst Island across a range of media, including carved and painted wooden sculpture, etching and painting.
Tungutalum learned carving from his father, the well-known sculptor Gabriel Tungutalum. He was first taught how to cut woodblocks for printing while attending Xavier Boys School at Nguiu and refined and developed these techniques in the late 1960s and early 1970s. His earliest prints date from the late 1960s. In 1969, with fellow Tiwi artist Giovanni Tipungwuti, he established the innovative and experimental Tiwi Design, an art centre dedicated to the production of hand-printed fabrics featuring Indigenous designs.
If you want to learn more about Bede Tungutalum then click on the link www.mca.com.au...
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