Joy Kngwarreye Jones
About Artwork
Code: EDA-JJ1539/14
Artist: Joy Kngwarreye Jones
Region: Utopia, Northern Territory
Medium: Polymer acrylic on Canvas
Size: 62cm x 181cm
Artist Information
Awely (Body Paint):
Joy Jones’ inspiration for her paintings is derived from her knowledge of Awely or women’s business. Awely describes everything associated with women’s ceremonies or rituals including the painted designs adorning the women’s bodies.
In preparation for the ceremonies, the women paint designs on the top half of their body using a variety of powders, ground from charcoal and yellow and red ochre. The body paint designs vary from ceremony to ceremony and depend on the subject and the time of year the ceremony is held. Different symbols are painted on the body and may vary from person to person depending on the seniority of each member. Joy Kngwarrey Jones’s paintings represent her interpretation of these designs which she views from an aerial perspective.
Note: The women’s ceremonies are focal points in the life of the community and are integral to the happiness and well being of the people. They gather together and sing and dance led by the most senior women of the clan group. It is at these ceremonial gatherings that the women, especially the younger ones, are taught the tribal dreamings or rules of life by the senior women.
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Ethical Trade Details
Eastern Desert Art is a member of the Aboriginal Art Association of Australia and sells directly to collectors and galleries nationally and internationally.
To demonstrate provenance, artworks are sold with an Indigenous Art Certificate. These Certificates provide the purchaser with information on the artist, the story of their painting (when permitted by the artist under cultural law) and photographs of the artists with their paintings. The artworks are painted on prepared Belgian linen using polymer acrylics.
The local Alyawarr and Anmatyerr artists prepare and work on their paintings at the Eastern Desert art shed located on our property adjacent to Utopia.
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Joy Kngwarreye Jones
About Artwork
Code: EDA-JJ1539/14
Artist: Joy Kngwarreye Jones
Region: Utopia, Northern Territory
Medium: Polymer acrylic on Canvas
Size: 62cm x 181cm
Artist Information
Awely (Body Paint):
Joy Jones’ inspiration for her paintings is derived from her knowledge of Awely or women’s business. Awely describes everything associated with women’s ceremonies or rituals including the painted designs adorning the women’s bodies.
In preparation for the ceremonies, the women paint designs on the top half of their body using a variety of powders, ground from charcoal and yellow and red ochre. The body paint designs vary from ceremony to ceremony and depend on the subject and the time of year the ceremony is held. Different symbols are painted on the body and may vary from person to person depending on the seniority of each member. Joy Kngwarrey Jones’s paintings represent her interpretation of these designs which she views from an aerial perspective.
Note: The women’s ceremonies are focal points in the life of the community and are integral to the happiness and well being of the people. They gather together and sing and dance led by the most senior women of the clan group. It is at these ceremonial gatherings that the women, especially the younger ones, are taught the tribal dreamings or rules of life by the senior women.
Read more about
Shipping
We provide free shipping for all orders, both domestic and international.
Ethical Trade Details
Eastern Desert Art is a member of the Aboriginal Art Association of Australia and sells directly to collectors and galleries nationally and internationally.
To demonstrate provenance, artworks are sold with an Indigenous Art Certificate. These Certificates provide the purchaser with information on the artist, the story of their painting (when permitted by the artist under cultural law) and photographs of the artists with their paintings. The artworks are painted on prepared Belgian linen using polymer acrylics.
The local Alyawarr and Anmatyerr artists prepare and work on their paintings at the Eastern Desert art shed located on our property adjacent to Utopia.
Enquire
Please contact us if you have any further enquiries.
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