REV-62

Sophia Brown

Spinafex Arts Project

Title: Minyma Tjuta

Acrylic on canvas: 110.5 x 85 x  3.5cm

Sophia has delved into the Spinifex perception that all life is connected in some way. The Minyma Tjuta Tjukurpa (Seven Sisters Creation Line) is a far-reaching narrative that follows a group of women as they journey over country evading the amorous attention of an older man, Wati Nyiru. She plays with a macro and meta perception by applying the narrative across a swathe of Spinifex Country whilst depicting the scene in the shape of a footprint of one of the women. Sophia knows that the Tjukurpa lives in the pastpresent, and in what will come, intertwining this belief creatively within the composition. 
 
The depiction of the kamula (camel), one of the introduced species thriving in this harsh landscape, anchors this ancient story into the contemporary world.