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Grass Seed DreamingIn many of Barbara Weirs paintings, long, tapering lines overlap gracefully to represent a grass once abundant at Utopia before cattle grazing was introduced in the early 20th century. Its botanical name is Portulaca oleracea. For thousands of years, this grass has been important to Aboriginal people because its small black seeds can be ground into flour. Rather than painting the seeds, Weir depicts the grass itself. Her colours show its natural

in 2020 and 2022

In doing so she developed a deep understanding and knowledge of the land

regrowing after fire

These lines represent dancing tracks in the sand made by the women

The the painting represents the country associated with the Janganpa Jukurrpa (Brush-tailed Possum) is Mungapunju a hill south of Yuendumu

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Violet Petyarre’s paintings are held in private collections and numerous Australian and overseas galleries

Art Gallery of South Australia

its unique features

but her work has been described as more spontaneous than that of her fellow Papunya Tula artists

a visual echo of the sung narratives that have guided generations

situated in Central Australia