Tie | Silk | Walka Wiru by Phyllis Donegan | One of Twelve Puzzles Examining the legacy of racial

Examining the legacy of racial and cultural misrepresentation

Paintings referring to this Dreaming show diverse motifs such as plants

) It opens to lay flat

they held an encyclopaedic knowledge of Martu Country

Tie | Silk | Walka Wiru by Phyllis Donegan | One of Twelve Puzzles Examining the legacy of racialDonegans painting Walka Wiru Ngura Wiru transports us across the vast desert country surrounding the Tomkinson Ranges near the artists home community of Kalka, in the far north western reaches of South Australia. The paintings title, Walka Wiru Ngura Wiru translates into English as, lovely country, lovely drawing. Through her skilful use of layering and tonal graduation, Donegans work creates an immersive experience her paint appears to vibrate above