The Three Brothers
Famous aboriginal paintings by the Tjapaltjarri brothers are currently displayed at the Miele Gallery in Knoxfield.
Warlimpirrnga, Walala and Thomas Tjapaltjarri are three brothers who belong to what is known as the Pintupi Nine. The Tjapaltjarri brothers made history when they and six of their relatives left their nomadic life in October 1984 and for the first time made contact with the Western world. They were the last Aborigines left living in a traditional nomadic existence.
Their paintings are about the Tingari Cycle, which is a series of sacred and secret song lines. These are mostly associated with their Dreaming sites at various locations in the Gibson Desert in Western Australia.
All the brothers and sisters are painters, the most prominent of which is Warlimpirrnga, whose paintings are held in many private and public collections around the world including the National Gallery of Canberra and the National Gallery of Victoria.
The "Tingari Cycle", painted on Belgian linen and measuring 304 x 182 cm, was a centre piece at the 2006 G20 Summit in Melbourne and is now displayed by Without Pier Gallery at the
Miele Gallery in Knoxfield, Victoria .
To learn more about the Withouth Pier Gallery, visit www.withoutpier.com.au.