Clifford Possum Tjapaltjarri
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Clifford Possum Tjapaltjarri was a pioneering Australian Aboriginal artist whose large-scale, intricately patterned paintings played a key role in bringing Western Desert art to international prominence.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Clifford Possum Tjapaltjarri canonical | 4 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Australian Aboriginal artist
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artist ⓘ person ⓘ |
| artisticInnovation |
expansion of scale in Western Desert painting
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integration of multiple Dreamings in single compositions ⓘ |
| artisticLegacy | major influence on contemporary Indigenous Australian art ⓘ |
| artisticRegion |
Western Desert region
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surface form:
Western Desert
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| associatedWith |
Western Desert art
ⓘ
surface form:
Central Desert art
Papunya Tula paintings ⓘ
surface form:
Papunya Tula art movement
Western Desert cultural bloc ⓘ
surface form:
Western Desert cultural traditions
|
| contributedTo | international prominence of Western Desert art ⓘ |
| countryOfActivity | Australia ⓘ |
| culturalHeritage | Indigenous Australian ⓘ |
| culturalIdentity |
Aboriginal Australians
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surface form:
First Nations Australian
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| culturalRole | custodian of Dreaming narratives ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Aboriginal Australian ⓘ |
| familyName | Tjapaltjarri ⓘ |
| field | painting ⓘ |
| genre | Aboriginal art ⓘ |
| givenName | Clifford ⓘ |
| impact |
broadened recognition of Western Desert iconography
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helped establish Aboriginal art in the international art market ⓘ |
| influenced | later generations of Western Desert artists ⓘ |
| knownFor |
complex multi-panel compositions
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detailed depictions of Dreaming stories ⓘ |
| languageGroup | Anmatyerre ⓘ |
| medium | acrylic on canvas ⓘ |
| movement | Western Desert art ⓘ |
| name | Clifford Possum Tjapaltjarri self-link ⓘ |
| nationality | Australian ⓘ |
| notableFor |
intricately patterned paintings
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large-scale paintings ⓘ pioneering role in Western Desert art ⓘ |
| occupation | painter ⓘ |
| recognition |
internationally exhibited artist
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key figure in Australian art history ⓘ |
| regionOfOrigin | Central Australia ⓘ |
| role | pioneer of contemporary Aboriginal painting ⓘ |
| style |
dot painting
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narrative mapping of country ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
Dreaming tracks
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ancestral stories ⓘ country and landscape ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.