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Kudditji Kngwarreye An internationally-recognised Papunya Tula artist, Kudditji Kngwarreye is the younger brother of the late acclaimed artist Emily Kame Kngwarreye. Born c.1928, Kudditji had a traditional bush upbringing before becoming a stockman and mine worker. An Anmatyerre elder and custodian of many important dreamings, he was inspired by the Papunya Tula art community to paint his own dreamings telling of the travels and the law of the Emu ancestors. From 1986, his precisely-dotted 'Emu Dreaming' paintings became popular in major galleries in the Northern Territory. Kudditji later developed a more abstract style and in 2003 he began to exhibit his extraordinary saturated colour paintings that have seen his reputation grow in Australia and worldwide. Kudditji's latest abstract series entitled 'My Country' is reminiscent of the famous colour-field paintings of American abstract impressionist artist Mark Rothko. In these paintings, Kudditji juxtaposes massive blocks of stippled colours. Sometimes he restricts his palette to just two colours while in other works he creates a mesmerising quilt of colours. The overall effect of the intense colour and the scale of the paintings gives a strong sense of the dynamic landscape of Kudditji's native country. Kudditji's paintings are highly collectible and his work is sought-after by both public and private collectors worldwide. |
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