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THE PAINTING
The site depicted in this painting is Puyurru, west of Yuedumu. In the usually dry creek bed are the
water soakage or naturally occurring wells. Two Jangala men, rainmakers, sang the rain,
unleashing a giant storm. It travelled across the country, lightening and striking the land. This storm
met up with a storm from Wapurtali, to the west. It was picked up by a bird and carried further
west until the load became too heavy for it to bear and it dropped that storm at Purlungyanu, where
it created a giant soakage. At Puyurru the bird dug up a giant snake, Wanayarra, the snake carried
water with it that created a giant lake, Jillyiumpa. There is an outstation there that Shorty’s family
lives at today. The artist in this painting has used straight lines to represent the ngawarra (flood
waters) running through the landscape and the bars joining the long lines represent mangkurdu
(clouds).
SHORTY JANGALA ROBERTSON
Shorty Jangala Robertson was born at Jila (Chilla Well), a large soakage and claypan north west of
Yuendumu. He lived a nomadic hunter-gatherer lifestyle with his parents, older brother and
extended Warlpiri family. They travelled vast distances across desert country, passing through
Warlukurlangu, south west of Jila and Ngarlikurlangu, north of Yuendumu, visiting Jangala’s, his
skin brothers. He finally settled at Yuendumu in 1967 after the Australian Citizen Referendum. It is
extraordinary in all his travels and jobs over his whole working life, that he escaped the
burgeoning and flourishing Central Desert art movement of the 1970’s and 1980’s. Thus Shorty’s
paintings are fresh, vigorous and new. His use of colour to paint and interpret his dreamings of
Ngapa (Water), Watiyawarnu (Acacia), Yankirri (Emu) and Pamapardu (Flying Ant) is vital, yet
upholding the Warlpiri tradition. This fledgling artist well in his 70’s is an active member of
Warlukurlangu Co-operative. He lives at Yuendumu with his wife and artist Lady Nungarrayi
Robertson.
Shorty Jangala Robertson has been exhibiting artwork since 2002 throughout Australia & around
the world. His first solo exhibition at Alcaston Gallery in 2003 was met with great artistic acclaim
and his works are featured in several major collections.
The site depicted in this painting is Puyurru, west of Yuedumu. In the usually dry creek bed are the
water soakage or naturally occurring wells. Two Jangala men, rainmakers, sang the rain,
unleashing a giant storm. It travelled across the country, lightening and striking the land. This storm
met up with a storm from Wapurtali, to the west. It was picked up by a bird and carried further
west until the load became too heavy for it to bear and it dropped that storm at Purlungyanu, where
it created a giant soakage. At Puyurru the bird dug up a giant snake, Wanayarra, the snake carried
water with it that created a giant lake, Jillyiumpa. There is an outstation there that Shorty’s family
lives at today. The artist in this painting has used straight lines to represent the ngawarra (flood
waters) running through the landscape and the bars joining the long lines represent mangkurdu
(clouds).
SHORTY JANGALA ROBERTSON
Shorty Jangala Robertson was born at Jila (Chilla Well), a large soakage and claypan north west of
Yuendumu. He lived a nomadic hunter-gatherer lifestyle with his parents, older brother and
extended Warlpiri family. They travelled vast distances across desert country, passing through
Warlukurlangu, south west of Jila and Ngarlikurlangu, north of Yuendumu, visiting Jangala’s, his
skin brothers. He finally settled at Yuendumu in 1967 after the Australian Citizen Referendum. It is
extraordinary in all his travels and jobs over his whole working life, that he escaped the
burgeoning and flourishing Central Desert art movement of the 1970’s and 1980’s. Thus Shorty’s
paintings are fresh, vigorous and new. His use of colour to paint and interpret his dreamings of
Ngapa (Water), Watiyawarnu (Acacia), Yankirri (Emu) and Pamapardu (Flying Ant) is vital, yet
upholding the Warlpiri tradition. This fledgling artist well in his 70’s is an active member of
Warlukurlangu Co-operative. He lives at Yuendumu with his wife and artist Lady Nungarrayi
Robertson.
Shorty Jangala Robertson has been exhibiting artwork since 2002 throughout Australia & around
the world. His first solo exhibition at Alcaston Gallery in 2003 was met with great artistic acclaim
and his works are featured in several major collections.
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