Uwalki Watiya Tjuta (5) Geometric and certainly not thinking about

and certainly not thinking about the future

140 x 140 cm – $1

Blackman shows them walking or floating through deserted and eerie urban laneways

box framed in off-white limed timber

Neon yellow and white washed timber frame

Uwalki Watiya Tjuta (5) Geometric and certainly not thinking aboutThe painting depicts Watiya Tjuta (desert oak trees), and refers to Uwalki country of Debras mother in law, Mitjili Napurrula, an artist who Debra often paints alongside and who inspired Debra in her own artistic journey. Uwalki is an area in the Gibson desert, near the Kintore ranges in central Australia. The Aboriginal men use the wood from the Watiya Tjuta to hand carve spears, artefacts and ceremonial objects associated with mens business. Today,