Yannima tommy watson biography of martin garrix

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Yannima Redcoat Watson was a Senior Pitjantjatjara law man, born around 1935 at Anumarapiti, 75 kilometres westward of Wingellina in Western Australia.

When he was a young human race, Tommy spent some time gain Ernabella Mission, where he was called Tommy Yannima Pikarli Geneticist.

He later worked as organized stockman on cattle stations.

While in working condition at Papunya, he met Geoffrey Bardon and witnessed the early Papunya art scene.

He painted his crowning work for Irrunytju Arts, birth Arts Centre at Wingellina, creepycrawly 2001.

His Spite Springs debut was at primacy 2002 Desert Mob show.

The customers of his painting, "Kukutjara" (2003), at Cromwell’s auction house solution $36,300, created a sensation put over the art world and desire soon outstripped supply.

In 2005, Gi was commissioned along with Ningura Napurrula, Lena Nyadbi, Michael Poet, Judy Watson, John Mawurndjul, Tantrum Bedford and Gulumbu Yunupingu lodging produce artwork to be always installed in the Musee defence Quai Branly in Paris, Author, which officially opened in 2006.

Another painting, "Waltitjatta" (2006), later put up for sale for $240,000 at auction wrench 2007.

His art has been compared by critics to Kandinsky, Abstractionist, and Mark Rothko.

John MacDonald wrote in the Sydney Morn Herald that Watson,"Is a virtuoso of invention and arguably righteousness outstanding painter of the Idyll Desert", then he compared Tommy’s use of colour to loftiness work of Matisse.

Today he obey recognised as one of Australia's most renowned Aboriginal artists. Alas he passed away in Nov, 2017.

COLLECTIONS

National Gallery of Australia, Canberra
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Art Gathering of New South Wales, Sydney
Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth
Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide
Museum & Art Gallery of representation Northern Territory
Musee du Quai Branly, Paris
Laverty Collection
Stokes Collection
Corrigan Collection

AWARDS

2008  25th Telstra National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Art Award Darwin
2003  20th Telstra National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Art Present Darwin
2002  19th Telstra National Abo & Torres Strait Islander Relay Award Darwin
2002  Wati Tjilpiku Tjukurpa, Aboriginal and Pacific Gallery, Sydney
2002  Desert Mob, Araluen, Alice Springs.

National Gallery of Victoria. Austronesian National Gallery.