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JOHN MAWURNDJUL<br />

John Mawurndjul, mardayin at Dilebang, 2005, natural pigments on bark, 143 x 74cm<br />

“HE GRINDS A LITTLE<br />

OCHRE FROM A STONE,<br />

MIXES IT WITH WATER<br />

AND GLUE, AND DIPS A<br />

BRUSH WITH A FEW LONG<br />

THIN HAIRS INTO THE<br />

COLOUR. WITH A STEADY<br />

HAND, HE APPLIES LINE<br />

AFTER LINE TO THE LOG.<br />

A TYPICAL PAINTING MAY<br />

TAKE TWO TO THREE<br />

WEEKS OF PATIENT,<br />

UNREMITTING TOIL.”<br />

John McDonald 2006<br />

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