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Makinti Napanangka Makinti Napanangka was born around 1930 in the Lake MacDonald region. She began painting in acrylic during the mid 1990s and quickly developed her own distinctive style. Her paintings typically consist of a complex pattern of pale lines over an orange or ochre-coloured background. This is then set off with mauve or bright yellow highlights. Makinti's work incorporates designs associated with the travels of the Kungka Kutjarra (two women). The wandering lines that so often feature in her paintings depict the swirling hair string skirts worn by women during ceremonies associated with certain sites. Her work is represented in many major public and private collections in both Australia and overseas. Makinti was rated in the March 2003 issue of Australian Art Collector magazine as one of the 50 Most Collectable Artists in Australia and was the winner of the overall award at the Telstra National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Award for 2008. Makinti Napanangka died in January 2011. This painting, in acrylic on linen, is typical of Makinti Napanangka’s work and of investment quality. Entitled Hairstring, it was painted in 2009, measures 93 x 147 cms, and is accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity. |
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