Tingari, 2004 by Dorothy Napangardi, 92x122cm Cat 8053DN

The first image is a closeup of the painting. Please click through the images to see the full painting and photo of the artist with the final work.

This painting relates to Dorothy’s “ conception sit e”. This is the location when her mother felt the first movement in her womb, which relates to the spirit of the land entering the body. Her father said that this site was significant for the Bilby Dreaming. Many that knew Dorothy felt that Dorothy's gentle nature was akin to the softness of the Bilby.

Dorothy’s father had instructed her and taught her songs associated with that country. Whenever there was a special event coming up Dorothy would often paint classic iconography such as this. Painting gave her the quiet reflective time she loved, allowing her to become lost in her own world.

In 2004, leading up to attending a large gathering in Lajamanu, the top part of the extensive Warlpiri homelands, Napangardi painted this in classic Tingari style, all the time whilst she sang the short song cycles.

It is a physical and spiritual map and as events of the Tingari Cycle are secret/sacred, very few details are given.

This work is featured on page 46 in the monograph: Honouring and Remembering the Art and Life of Dorothy Napangardi, 1987-2013