Jimmy Pike: Desert Designs 1981-1995

Language: English

Published by Art Gallery of Western Australia, 1995

0730936112 / 9780730936114

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AUSTRALIAN ART CRAFT ABORIINAL 80 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 30 cm. First Edition First Nations (AIATSIS) Subject: Art - Economic aspects - Markets - Market places Art - Print and printmaking Art - Artists - Men Economic sectors - Manufacturing - Textile, clothing and footwear industry Art - Artists Walmajarri / Walmatjarri people (A66) (WA SE51-16) Western Australia (WA) Great Sandy Desert (WA SE51, SF51)Subject: Pike, Jimmy -- Exhibitions Art, Australian -- Western Australia -- Aboriginal artists -- ExhibitionsOther authors/contributors: O'Ferrall, Michael A. (Michael Anthony), 1945- Art Gallery of Western Australia #251124 Aboriginal artist Jimmy Pike lived in a bush camp on the edge of the remote Great Sandy Desert of north Western Australia where he painted, producing art for which he has become so well known. Born in 1940, in remote sandhill country, Jimmy was a member of the Walmajarri people, one of the last groups to leave the desert and settle on cattle stations in the Kimberley during the 1950’s.He spent his childhood as a nomad moving with his family around the various waterholes that were the focal points of their arid country. This country, its ancient culture and symbols are the things that inspired Jimmy Pike’s work.For many years Jimmy Pike supplemented his earnings by carving and selling artifacts. It wasn’t until 1981 that he was first introduced to Western style painting and discovered his talent for art. A few years later he set up his isolated camp in the desert where he painted until his death in 2002. He worked in the open, resting his paintings on a rough work table he made from old planks. He stored his art and other materials under a heavy canvas fly, where he also took refuge from the rare seasonal falls of rain.Jimmy Pike’s paintings of the physical and spiritual quality of his traditional Walmajarri country have added a new dynamism to the central positions of landscape in Australian art. They project a new dimension to our understanding of connections of place and identity. The artist’s themes of the intricacies of desert landscape, the visual character of the changing seasons and the particularities of its Aboriginal spirituality have transformed this extremely isolated area of the northern part of Australia into a tangible experience and a rare encounter with its beauty and sacredness. Jimmy Pike was one of Australia’s most famous Aboriginal artists. He is represented in the collections of all the major Australian public galleries and museums. Elizabeth's Bookshops have been one of Australia's premier independent book dealers since 1973. Elizabeth's family-owned business operates four branches in Perth CBD, Fremantle (WA), and Newtown (NSW). All orders are dispatched within 24 hours from our Fremantle Warehouse. All items can be viewed at Elizabeth's Bookshop Warehouse, 23 Queen Victoria Street\, Fremantle WA.…

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Title
Jimmy Pike: Desert Designs 1981-1995
Author
Pike, Jimmy; O'Ferrall, Michael A. (Michael Anthony), 1945-
Publisher
Art Gallery of Western Australia
Publication year
1995
Condition
Near Fine
Binding
Hardcover in Dustjacket
Language
English
ISBN 10
0730936112
ISBN 13
9780730936114
Edition
1st Edition
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