Long Jack Phillipus Jakamarra
Long Jack Phillipus Jakamarra , also called Phillipus , Longjack Phillipus and Jack Phillipus (* 1932 in Kalipinypa near Kintore in the Northern Territory , Australia ), is an Australian Aboriginal artist. He lives and works in Papunya .
Life
Long Jack grew up west of Mt Farewell and went to Haasts Bluff with his family when he was a teenager . There he married Georgette Napaltjarri, with whom he has two sons and three daughters. In 1962 he moved to Papunya , where he met the art teacher Geoffrey Bardon and became a leading member of the Papunya Tula artist movement . In 1984 he was ordained a Lutheran pastor.
painting
Long Jack painted on the walls of the school building in Papunya two smaller mural , the widows and Wallaby - Dreamtime abbildeten. Later he was in the great Honey Ant Dreaming with Kaapa Tjampitjinpa , Billy Stockman Tjapaltjarri involved and others. This mural is considered the starting point for painting in the style of dot painting. The aforementioned murals have been lost.
His dreamtime subjects, which he depicted in his paintings, are Spinifex - Wallaby , Kookaburra , Dingo , Possum and Emu .
In 1983 Long Jack won the Northern Territory Golden Jubilee Art Award and in 1984 the first prize of the Caltex Art Award .
In the early 1990s he was president of the Papunya Tula Artists , an Aboriginal community of artists.
Collections
His works are in public and private collections, especially in Australia.
- Art Gallery of South Australia in Adelaide
- Art Gallery of Western Australia in Perth
- Department of Archeology and Anthropology, Australian National University in Canberra .
- Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory in Darwin
- Museum of Victoria in Melbourne
- National Gallery of Australia in Canberra
- National Gallery of Victoria in Melbourne
- Kelton Foundation in Santa Monica , USA
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c aaia.com.au ( Memento of the original from January 5, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. : Long Jack Phillipus Jakamarra , in English, accessed August 15, 2012
- ↑ ngv.vic.gov.au ( Memento of the original from May 21, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. : Long Jack Phillipus Tjekurrtjanu , in English, accessed August 15, 2012
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Jakamarra, Long Jack Phillipus |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Phillipus; Phillipus, Longjack; Phillipus, Jack |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Australian aboriginal artist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1932 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kalipinypa near Kintore , Northern Territory , Australia |