Joy Purvis Pitjara (Petyarre) “Bush Seeds”

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Details

• Acrylic on canvas
• Measurements : 152cm x 96cm (approx.)
• Signed by Artist 
• Unstretched Canvas 
• Ochre Archives Certificate of Authenticity Guarantee 

Joy is from Alhalkere Country in Central Australia's Utopia region, where she was born in 1965. Joy was one of the first Utopian women to work with Batik, and her work is featured in Robert Holmes 'Utopia – A Picture Story Court Collection. Joy transitioned from batik to canvas painting in 1999. Her stories about the Pencil Yam and women's ceremonial Dreaming stories have made her famous.

Joy’s designs are influenced by the history of the Utopian Artists which includes designs based on the pencil yam, one of the most frequent bush foods. It is a thin and twining shrub with yellow pea blooms that bloom all year long. The pencil yam comes in two varieties, each of which is native to a different part of the world. You will note that Joy’s designs utilise intricate dot painting style which is very time-consuming but has an outstanding result. 

Please note that the paintings' colours vary in different lighting and the pictures displayed are photos of the painting (i.e. pictures taken inside vs. outside in the sun).

All artworks are in unstretched, unframed format and will be dispatched rolled. If you require the piece to be delivered stretched, we are pleased to accommodate this upon request. Additional charges apply, inclusive of expert stretching and the increased freight cost for stretched canvases. For a tailored quote, kindly email our team.

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