{"title":"Gloria Petyarre","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist: Gloria Petyarre\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cbr\u003eSkin name: Petyarre\u003cbr\u003eLanguage group: Anmatyerre \u003cbr\u003eCountry: Atnangkere \u003cbr\u003eArea: Utopia Region, Central Australia\u003cbr\u003eBorn: 1945\u003cbr\u003eDeceased: 2021\u003cbr\u003eAIAM career rank: 11 \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGloria Petyarre has participated in both group and solo exhibitions since the 1980’s.  She has travelled to Ireland, London, Paris, USA, Singapore, Malaysia and other countries exhibiting her works.  Her work is included in the collections of the Australian National State Galleries including the National Gallery of Australia, also the Powerhouse Museum Sydney, Westpac New York, Holmes á Court and many other private collections.  In 1999 Gloria won the prestigious art award, the Wynne Prize, for the Best Australian Landscape.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGloria first gained recognition in silk batik which began at Utopia in 1978 with exhibitions held nationally and internationally.  In 1988 Gloria was part of the very first group to experiment with canvas, called the Summer Project, and Gloria has since continued to work in this medium. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eBody Paint\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.utopialaneart.com.au\/collections\/awelye-womens-ceremony-and-body-paint-designs\" title=\"Awely - gloria's page\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eAwelye\u003c\/em\u003e, the women’s ceremony and body paint designs,\u003c\/a\u003e was the subject of Gloria’s very first painting, she recalls.  Over the years, Gloria has applied many methods of enhancing the simple linear work in her Awelye paintings, including using sponges, hand work and even a brand new toilet brush.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eMountain Devil Lizard\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne of Gloria’s most significant Dreamtime stories is that of \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.utopialaneart.com.au\/collections\/arnkerrthe-mountain-devil-lizard\" title=\"arnkerrthe - gloria's page\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eArnkerrthe\u003c\/em\u003e, the Mountain Devil Lizard\u003c\/a\u003e.  Arnkerrthe travelled over Gloria’s land creating all of the people, sacred sites, songs and other Dreamtime stories. The Dreamtime says that in its neck it holds a sac of ochre which Gloria and her people use for ceremonies. Gloria developed a very popular style for Arnkerrthe Dreaming that she calls the \u003cem\u003e‘swirly ones’\u003c\/em\u003e.  A unique design by Gloria, these brush stroke swirls represent the thorny skin on the back of this gentle little lizard. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eLeaves\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy far the most well known of all Gloria’s paintings is \u003cem\u003eLeaves. \u003c\/em\u003eIn April 1994 at Mosquito Bore in Utopia, Gloria began doing something new on her canvas. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“That first one.  I was looking, looking.  Looks like leaf, and I been put another one and another one and ‘ah yeah’.  First leaf.”\u003c\/em\u003e - Gloria Petyarre\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThroughout the years this design has become more refined, leaves weren’t just scattered on the ground but became picked up in swift passing zephyrs, entangled in whirls of wind and swept across the landscape on the canvas. This life energy attributed to the success of \u003cem\u003eLeaves\u003c\/em\u003e, winning Gloria the very prestigious Wynne Prize in 1999, and highly recommended in 2004. The Wynne prize is awarded annually for the best landscape painting of Australian scenery or for the best example of figure sculpture by Australian artists. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003ch3 id=\"artworks\"\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"ul018048-leaves-by-gloria-petyarre","title":"Leaves by Gloria Petyarre","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-font-id=\"undefined\"\u003eThis painting represents leaves, some of which have medicinal qualities. This style by Gloria Petyarre is one of the most prestigious styles in Australian art, winning her the acclaimed Wynne Prize in 1999.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-font-id=\"undefined\"\u003eThis subject does not pertain to stories from Gloria’s culture, but is an original idea.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e 'That first one: I was looking, looking. 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This style by Gloria Petyarre is one of the most prestigious styles in Australian art, winning her the acclaimed Wynne Prize in 1999. This subject does not pertain to stories from Gloria’s culture but is an original idea.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'That first one: I was looking, looking. Looks like leaf, and I been put another one and another one and, ah yeah, first leaf.'\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt was\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eGloria's\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003emother who taught her how to make a medicinal ointment from these leaves. She would take fat from kangaroos and echidnas and mix it with crushed medicinal leaves.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Mum was taking the kangaroo fat, and echidna [fat]. We been mixing 'em up\".\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe ointment was applied to their face and their hair so that its powerful aroma would linger and aid in the relief of colds. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach pieces measures approximately 60cm x 30cm and comes unstretched.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Colours: Yellow ochre and antique white. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e","brand":"Gloria Petyarre","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":34891372429463,"sku":"UL018088A\u0026B","price":3300.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0988\/1126\/products\/UL018088AB-gloria-petyarre-leaf-painting-dyptych-set.jpg?v=1594016438"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0988\/1126\/collections\/e7375650e3d99c46e8836d887b644de6_2cbd277d-fcda-43f0-b93e-4b7153746386.jpg?v=1667223788","url":"https:\/\/www.utopialaneart.com.au\/en-deutsch\/collections\/gloria-petyarre\/melbourne.oembed","provider":"Utopia Lane Gallery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}