{"title":"BEN JANGALA GALLAGHER","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"ben-jangala-gallagher-emu-flying-ant-termite","title":"BEN JANGALA GALLAGHER - Emu \u0026 Flying Ant\/Termite","description":"\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBEN JANGALA GALLAGHER\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTITLE: EMU \u0026amp; FLYING ANT\/TERMITE DREAMING\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eACRYLIC ON CANVAS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e180CM X 121CM\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBEN HAS SIGNED THE PAINTING AND A PHOTO WITH HIS ARTWORK WILL BE PROVIDED\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eREF#BJG411\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDOB: c1970.  Yuendumu,   Northern Territory\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage: Warlpiri\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSkin Name: Jangala\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDreaming’s: Yankirri (Emu), Pamapardu\/Pamapadu (Flying Ant\/Termite), Country, Bush Tucker\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBen Jangala Gallagher was born around 1970 in Yuendumu, a close-knit Warlpiri community on the edge of the Tanami Desert, approximately 290 km northwest of Alice Springs. In 1978 his family relocated to the smaller community of Nyirripi, where his mother took up painting with the Warlukurlangu Aboriginal Artists. Ben took a different path after school, working as a carpenter and moving around the country but the pull of Jukurrpa (English translation: Dreamtime\/Dreaming) and country eventually brought him to canvas. In 2007 he began painting with Warlukurlangu Artists, the 100% Aboriginal-owned art centre in Yuendumu that has carried Warlpiri stories to galleries and exhibitions across Australia and internationally since 1985.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBen works in the aerial, topographic tradition of Warlpiri painting a language of dotwork and iconography that maps country, story and seasonal life simultaneously. In this painting, concentric circles represent both rock holes and termite mounds (Mingkirri), the paired black lines among the dots are the Pampardu; the Flying Ants and Termites and the arrow-shaped marks trace the footprints of the Yankirri (Emu) as it moves across country in search of them. Emus are drawn to these insects, and that ancient relationship; predator, prey, country, sits at the heart of this Jukurrpa. The Yankirri Dreaming belongs to Jangala and Jampijinpa men, and Nangala and Nampijinpa women, a kinship connection that Ben carries through his skin name.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis painting is rendered in deep ochres and earth tones, the colours of the Tanami itself and is layered with the kind of dense symbol and story that rewards time spent looking.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWe came to know Ben through his family, and he would bring his work to us during visits to Alice Springs. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis painting was purchased directly from Ben. It is accompanied by a gallery certificate of authenticity and Ben's signature, along with a photo of Ben with the artwork.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"BEN JANGALA GALLAGHER","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41821304225837,"sku":"BJG411","price":4500.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0357\/9130\/6797\/files\/BJG411-10.jpg?v=1697952365"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0357\/9130\/6797\/collections\/BJG411-10.jpg?v=1791077922","url":"https:\/\/altyerre.com.au\/collections\/ben-jangala-gallagher.oembed","provider":"Altyerre Aboriginal Art","version":"1.0","type":"link"}