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Barbara Weir, Grass Seed Dreaming, 2003

Barbara Weir Indigenous Australian (Alyawarre/Anmatyerre), 1945-2023

Grass Seed Dreaming, 2003
Acrylic on canvas
122 x 182 cm
48 x 71.7 inch
This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity
Copyright Estate of the Artist
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This painting depicts Grass (seed), an important plant from the Utopia region of central Australia. The Anmatyerre people call it Merne Ntange Ulyawe, the botanical name Portulca Olurecea. Barbara paints...
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This painting depicts Grass (seed), an important plant from the Utopia region of central Australia. The Anmatyerre people call it Merne Ntange Ulyawe, the botanical name Portulca Olurecea. Barbara paints the grass in all the colors of its life cycle, from bright green after rain, red from forest fires and gray and black after burning. The small brush strokes in warm colors overlap and weave to create a swaying effect like the movement of native grass. The seeds of Merne Ntange Ulyawe which is an important staple food of traditional Aboriginal people in this region, often ground and made into cakes and flatbreads.

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Provenance

Acquired directly from the artist and family

Hogarth Gallery, Sydney, Australia

Private collection, Brussels, Belgium

Private collection, The Netherlands

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