Janganpa Jukurrpa Canvas Art Print - An abstract and contemporary Aboriginal artwork that features a collision of colours, overlaid with circles and dots, in a muted and earthy colour palette of warm red, blue and yellow.
This contemporary Aboriginal artwork tells the story of the common brush-tail possum Dreaming, and travels all over Warlpiri country. The story begins on a big hill, Mawurrji, west of Yuendumu and north of Pikilyi (Vaughan Springs) in the Northern Territory, where a group of ‘janganpa’ (common brush-tail possum) lived. Every night they set out in search of food, their travels taking them far across the land. On their search for water at Ngarlkirdipini, they happened upon a Nampijinpa woman living with her two daughters.
After initially agreeing to give her daughters in marriage to one of the Jupurrurla janganpa, she later decided to run away with them instead. The angry Jupurrurla pursued the women, tracking them to Mawurrji hill where he killed them with a stone axe. There are now rocks on the hill where their bodies once laid.
In Warlpiri paintings traditional iconography is used to represent this Jukurrpa. 'Janganpa' tracks are often represented as 'E' shaped figures and concentric circles are used to depict the trees in which the 'janganpa' live, and also the sites at Mawurrji.
Steven Nelson has developed his own characteristic style in the depiction of the Jukurrpa, he is not using traditional iconography, his abstract representation of his dreaming is an exploration of the relationship of colour and form to depict the landscape and the story associated to his Jukurrpa.
Artist Name - Steven Jupurrurla Nelson
Artist's story in PDF format can be viewed in the specifications section
Features:
- Stretched canvas is stretched on solid timber stretcher bars
- Framed canvas is stretched on solid timber stretcher bars & framed with solid timber outer frame
- Printed using high quality archival inks
- Keep out of direct sunlight to ensure its longer life
- Stretched canvases & framed canvases arrive ready to hang
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- Overall: 95cm H x 123cm W x 5cm D
- Overall Product Weight: 5.5 Kilograms
- Overall: 123cm H x 95cm W x 5cm D
- Overall Product Weight: 5.5 Kilograms
- Overall: 95cm H x 123cm W x 5cm D
- Overall Product Weight: 5.5 Kilograms
- Overall: 123cm H x 95cm W x 5cm D
- Overall Product Weight: 5.5 Kilograms
- Overall: 95cm H x 123cm W x 5cm D
- Overall Product Weight: 5.5 Kilograms
- Overall: 123cm H x 95cm W x 5cm D
- Overall Product Weight: 5.5 Kilograms
- Overall: 95cm H x 123cm W x 5cm D
- Overall Product Weight: 5.5 Kilograms
- Overall: 123cm H x 95cm W x 5cm D
- Overall Product Weight: 5.5 Kilograms
- Overall: 90cm H x 120cm W x 3.5cm D
- Overall Product Weight: 3 Kilograms
- Overall: 120cm H x 90cm W x 3.5cm D
- Overall Product Weight: 3 Kilograms
- Overall: 125cm H x 165cm W x 5cm D
- Overall Product Weight: 8 Kilograms
- Overall: 165cm H x 125cm W x 5cm D
- Overall Product Weight: 8 Kilograms
- Overall: 125cm H x 165cm W x 5cm D
- Overall Product Weight: 8 Kilograms
- Overall: 165cm H x 125cm W x 5cm D
- Overall Product Weight: 8 Kilograms
- Overall: 125cm H x 165cm W x 5cm D
- Overall Product Weight: 8 Kilograms
- Overall: 165cm H x 125cm W x 5cm D
- Overall Product Weight: 8 Kilograms
- Overall: 125cm H x 165cm W x 5cm D
- Overall Product Weight: 8 Kilograms
- Overall: 165cm H x 125cm W x 5cm D
- Overall Product Weight: 8 Kilograms
- Overall: 120cm H x 160cm W x 3.5cm D
- Overall Product Weight: 4.8 Kilograms
- Overall: 160cm H x 120cm W x 3.5cm D
- Overall Product Weight: 4.8 Kilograms
Features
- Type: Poster Print
- Primary Art Material: CanvasPrimary Art Material Details: Poly-cotton canvas
- Number of Pieces: 1
- Primary Colour: Red; Orange
- Ready to Hang: Yes
- Pieces included for hanging: Wire hanging system
- Outdoor Use: No
- Care Instructions: Keep out of direct sunlight to ensure its longer life
- Country of Manufacture: Australia
- UV Resistant: No
- Delivered Wrapped: Yes
- First Nations Art: Yes
Nocturnal travels
Artist Steven Jupurrurla Nelson developed his style by exploring the relationship of colour and form to depict the landscape and story associated to his Jukurrpa (Dreaming), such as in this piece representing Janganpa Jukurrpa (common brushtail possum Dreaming).
Enduring, colourfast inks
Stretched or framed using solid timber, the poly-cotton canvas is constructed for longevity. It holds onto the high quality archival inks of the artwork and minimises the risk of rips.
Reviews
I bought this artwork for use in a commercial office. I use it for styling and have used it across many different vacant spaces now. It adds colour and vibrancy to every space I used it in. Am looking at it now, and it still looks great a few years later.
Beautiful
Gorgeous, love this print.
Great artwork in entry way thru the front door has received many comments we were not disappointed - looks wonderful great artist
Looks amazing, gorgeous colours
This artwork was not what I expected, but I was pleasantly surprised! I thought it would be much darker and more red, but it is more pastel and pink. The colours actually work better with our light, neutral living space. Although it is a print, it looks like brush strokes.
Lovely picture, wish I got the bigger one now
Very impressive artwork with bold colours and quality printing. Would brighten up any wall.
This is beautiful. We have had it on the wall around 6 months. I have only given 4 stars because the colour is not quite as it appears on screen and the finished print has quite a sheen to it. This artwork is very pink and a lot more pink than I was expecting. It is very hard to capture the true colour in photos but I have tried, with different lighting. Make sure you check out all the reviews with customer photos attached before purchasing. Otherwise, it is great quality and the design is beautiful sodespite the surprise pink, I love it all the same!
Great. Love it
Stunning print, colours not quite as vibrant as when viewed on website but still beautiful
Once again very happy with my Temple and Webster customer experience. I have ordered two of the 'half-size' format canvas artworks in the past, this time I wanted to try a 'full-size' format(120x160) canvas to determine if there was a consistency in product quality. Absolutely the print image quality in terms of resolution, tonality and crispness of reproducing the original artwork was exceptional as with my prior purchases. The finished product is a faithful delivery of the advertised artwork on their website. The quality of the canvas, light-weight timber backing frames and wire hanger are top notch. Canvas was already out for delivery 2 weeks after ordering, exactly as the eta had indicated. Very happy return customer!
Great quality print.
I absolutely love this indigenous artwork
Excellent item as expected
Love picture but frame was slightly damaged
Love it! Suits our house beautifully!
Great piece suits our space.
Wonderful feature which draws the eye, it’s powerful to have a piece that has both beauty and cultural meaning.
Gorgeous love them. This was no 6 bought nearly all of them for the office. Great sale price.
Pinker in colour than I expected
Disappointed with quality of frame
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Looks cheap and I’m very disappointed with it
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SKU #URBC3434
