Working out of Iwantja Arts in Indulkana, South Australia, Alec Baker and Eric Barney have produced two large collaborative paintings, titled Ngura (Country), that are as rich in their hues of red, pink, orange and yellow as they are in their embodiment of sacred stories and customs. Barney is an emerging artist who paints under the cultural mentorship of senior lawman and founding Iwantja Arts artist Baker.
The works reflect the beauty of Yankunytjatjara Country in the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (APY) Lands depicting rocky hills, waterholes, animals tracks and Tjukurrpa (ancestral stories) of women. The artists are mentored by 2019 Ramsay Art Prize winner and the first Indigenous artist to be awarded the Archibald Prize, Vincent Namatjira OAM.
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