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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).
The Artist - 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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