In this episode viewers discover how the eleven women included in the exhibition have pushed the boundaries of what Yolŋu art is, and we see this especially in the contemporary interpretations by Noŋgirrŋa Marawili and Dhambit Munuŋgurr. These artists have taken to new media, created their own distinct visual languages and pioneered the use of synthetic paint and ink in Yolŋu art.
Marawili’s striking pink works feature an arresting array of fuchsia and magenta tones produced by mixing recycled printer cartridges with earth pigments and ochre while Munuŋgurr’s body of work is renowned for its beguiling use of synthetic paint and the colour blue.
Munuŋgurr is regarded as the first Yolŋu artist to use the colour blue in her work, after she was granted special permission to use acrylic paint following a car accident with left her with limited mobility. Signalling a daring departure in both technique and colour, both Marawili and Munuŋgurr represent a new direction in contemporary Yolŋu painting.
