Lorna Fencer Napurrurla
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Lorna Fencer Napurrurla was a prominent Warlpiri Indigenous Australian artist renowned for her bold, abstract depictions of ancestral Dreaming stories.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indigenous Australian artist
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Warlpiri person ⓘ artist ⓘ person ⓘ |
| artisticStyle |
bold use of colour
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gestural brushwork ⓘ large-scale canvases ⓘ |
| artMarket | highly collected Indigenous Australian artist ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Central Desert art
NERFINISHED
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Indigenous Australian women artists ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Australia ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | preservation of Warlpiri Dreaming through visual art ⓘ |
| culture | Central Desert Aboriginal culture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts |
Dreaming stories
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ancestral beings ⓘ bush tucker (native foods) ⓘ ceremonial designs ⓘ country (land) associated with Warlpiri people ⓘ |
| describedAs |
leading figure in contemporary Aboriginal painting
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prominent Warlpiri Indigenous Australian artist ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Aboriginal Australian ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Warlpiri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork | painting ⓘ |
| genre | abstract art ⓘ |
| hasCulturalContext | Dreaming (Tjukurrpa) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNameComponent |
Fencer
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Lorna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRole | custodian of Dreaming stories ⓘ |
| hasSkinName | Napurrurla NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Warlpiri ceremonial body painting
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sand drawing traditions ⓘ |
| languageCommunity | Warlpiri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | contemporary Indigenous Australian art ⓘ |
| nationality | Australian ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Warlpiri Dreaming paintings
NERFINISHED
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bold abstract depictions of ancestral Dreaming stories ⓘ |
| occupation | artist ⓘ |
| partOf | Australian Aboriginal art tradition ⓘ |
| skinNameSystem | Warlpiri kinship system ⓘ |
| theme |
ancestral law
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relationship to land ⓘ spiritual cartography ⓘ women’s ceremonial knowledge ⓘ |
| typeOfWork | narrative abstraction ⓘ |
| usesMedium | acrylic on canvas ⓘ |
| workFocus |
transmission of Warlpiri cultural knowledge
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visual mapping of ancestral journeys ⓘ |
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