Marawa by Warlimpirrnga Tjapaltjarri

Marawa 2005

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acrylic-paint

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acrylic-paint

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geometric pattern

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abstract pattern

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minimal pattern

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organic pattern

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geometric

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repetition of pattern

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vertical pattern

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abstraction

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intricate pattern

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line

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pattern repetition

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layered pattern

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combined pattern

Copyright: Warlimpirrnga Tjapaltjarri,Fair Use

Warlimpirrnga Tjapaltjarri made this painting, Marawa, with earth pigments on canvas. It's a field of undulating lines, where warm, earthy reds meet ochre yellows. I love how the lines shift, like a landscape constantly reforming itself. The texture isn't about thick globs of paint but about the rhythm and repetition. You can almost feel the artist's hand moving, one dot at a time, building these intricate patterns. Look at the bottom left corner, how the lines square off, forming these maze-like shapes, then how they dissolve into meandering curves as you move upwards. It reminds me of Agnes Martin's grids, but with a pulse, a heartbeat. Tjapaltjarri's work is about journey, memory, and connection to place, it's less about a fixed image and more about the process of mapping. Art invites us to wander, to question, and to find our own way through the story.

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