Grass Seed Dreaming Jennifer-ingkatji-tag Signature Works and Artistic Approach

Signature Works and Artistic Approach

Interest in her work developed quickly

In this painting Muna has depicted her country

A design based on these dancing tracks is painted on women’s bodies before a ceremony is performed

Barbara Weir (c1945 – 2023) was one of the most collected

Grass Seed Dreaming Jennifer-ingkatji-tag Signature Works and Artistic ApproachIn many of Barbara Weirs paintings, long, tapering lines overlap gracefully to represent a grass once abundant at Utopia before cattle grazing was introduced in the early 20th century. Its botanical name is Portulaca oleracea. For thousands of years, this grass has been important to Aboriginal people because its small black seeds can be ground into flour. Rather than painting the seeds, Weir depicts the grass itself. Her colours show its natural