Josie Kunoth Petyarre and Dinni Kunoth Kemarre
Carlton football player (Jordan Russell) 2008
synthetic polymer paint on wood
95 x 20 x 20 cm
© Courtesy the artists and the Mossenson Galleries, Perth and Melbourne
Carlton football player (Jordan Russell) 2008
synthetic polymer paint on wood
95 x 20 x 20 cm
© Courtesy the artists and the Mossenson Galleries, Perth and Melbourne
Josie Kunoth Petyarre and Dinni Kunoth Kemarre are Anmatyerre artists from Utopia in the Eastern Desert, Northern Territory. The artists recently completed a project titled Centre bounce that consisted of vibrant wooden sculptures depicting Australian Rules football players. These include well-known players Nathan Buckley, Chris Judd, Michael Long and Aaron Davey. The carved sculptures were exhibited in Melbourne at AFL World in March 2007.
Kunoth Kemarre and Kunoth Petyarre live with their family on their traditional lands at the remote outstation of Pungalindum in Utopia.