The tiny Aboriginal settlement of Papunya was the birthplace of dot portray. Now daughters and granddaughters of past artists fuel an artistic renaissanceDotted masterpieces from Papunya – in picturesIn the remote Northern Territory community of Papunya,Punata Stockman Nungarrayi, 59, or grew up watching her dad paint. Her father was Kumuntjayi Stockman Tjapaltjarri and,until his death in early September, one of the last remaining first-wave figures of the Papunya-style of art – more popularly known as dot portray.“I thought, or one day I’m going to effect dot paintings like my dad,” she says over the phone.
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Source: theguardian.com