Charlie Tjapangati
Pintupi people NT/WA c.1948
Pilalanga 1987
Acrylic on linen
213.5 x 350.5 cm
BCEC Art Collection
Charlie Tjapangati was born at Palinpalintjanya, near Jupiter Well in the Western Desert. His family lived a traditional lifestyle until 1964, when they moved into Papunya. After observing the senior artists who established the Papunya Tula art movement, Tjapangati began painting in the late 1970s and became known for works depicting the journeys of the Tingari ancestors.
Here, rather than the usual concentric circles of classic Tingari painting, Tjapangati uses forms combining these circles with ‘U’ shaped human forms, identifying the Tingari ancestors who gathered at these important sites.
Pilalanga can be viewed on Plaza Level.