Walka Wiru Ngura Wiru Tie World of Art Barry Humphries

Barry Humphries

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These illustrations are complimented by scene-setting vignettes for each story and a genealogical tree of Greek gods and goddesses by Clifford Harper

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Walka Wiru Ngura Wiru Tie World of Art Barry HumphriesOne of Twelve Donegans 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