Painting of the Week: Tingari Cycle by
George Hairbrush Tjungurrayi

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Size: 1280 mm × 2000 mm | Code: 3299 |
Available now at Mandel Aboriginal Art Gallery

Price: $22,900
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This week’s Painting of the Week features a powerful work by respected Pintupi artist George Hairbrush Tjungurrayi, a senior custodian of Tingari Dreaming stories. Tingari Cycle is a commanding large-scale painting that reflects deep ceremonial knowledge, ancestral journeys, and the sacred geography of the Western Desert.

About the Artist

George Hairbrush Tjungurrayi is a highly regarded Aboriginal artist from the Pintupi region of Central Australia. His paintings are strongly connected to Tingari Dreaming, a complex cycle of sacred stories that describe the travels of ancestral men across vast desert landscapes.

George’s work is known for its bold compositions, rhythmic dotting, and strong linear movements, which symbolise ceremonial paths, water sources, and sacred sites. His paintings are not merely visual expressions but cultural maps that preserve and communicate ancestral law, spirituality, and connection to Country.

Featured Painting

Tingari Cycle (1280 mm × 2000 mm) is a striking example of George Hairbrush Tjungurrayi’s mature artistic style. The composition unfolds as a dynamic network of lines and dot fields, representing the movement of Tingari ancestors as they travel between important ceremonial locations.

The carefully layered dot work creates depth and vibration across the canvas, evoking the energy of ritual songlines and desert terrain. Each element is positioned with cultural intention, forming a unified narrative of journey, law, and continuity. The painting invites the viewer to experience the timeless rhythm of the Tingari stories while honouring the sacred knowledge embedded within the land.

Gallery Experience

Visitors are warmly invited to experience the living process of Indigenous art-making and to engage with artworks that carry generations of cultural knowledge and storytelling.

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