Untitled Tie by Ray James Tjangala

Tie featuring an untitled artwork by Ray James Tjangala.

This product comes in a gift box and includes a card detailing the artist’s work and practice.

About the artwork:

Ray’s untitled painting depicts designs associated with the site Karrilwarra, a rockhole west of the Kiwirrkura community. Two ancestral snakes travelled to this site from the far east. At Karrilwarra, the snakes created rockholes, soakages and sandhills before travelling west to Jigalong. The Tingari people later stopped at this site before continuing their journey in the same direction as the snakes. This story forms part of the Tingari Song Cycle, a closely guarded mythology, the specifics of which are known only to initiated Pintupi. In general, the Tingari were a group of ancestral beings who traversed the country creating and transforming its features through their travels.

Ray’s style is a departure from the sinuous rockholes that characterise much of the Papunya Tula canon. The artist is known for his hard-edged geometric designs and repetition of form that render narrative obtuse. In this meditative piece, the viewer is left to wonder whether the artist is portraying the skin of the snake or tracing their travels from east to west.

About the artist: 

Ray James Tjangala was born at Yunala rockhole, west of Kiwirrkurra. He is the son of Anatjari Tjampitjinpa, who was one of the original Papunya Tula Artists and Tjungkaya Napangati. The family moved to Papunya in April 1964 after spending time at Wudungunya rockhole, north west of Puntujarrpa. It was here that Tjangala went to school. However, the family subsequently moved to more established outstations in Waruwiya, Alumbara and Yayayi.

About the supplier:

One of Twelve is an Australian organisation that produces high-quality silk garments showcasing the work of emerging and established artists from the Asia-Pacific region. Read more

Product details: 

Dimensions: 107 x 110 x 82 mm (box)

Materials: 100% silk satin with cotton padding and silk lining

Designed in Australia