About the work:
This important work was created during Rover's extremely well documented visit to Melbourne in June 1995. It is characterized by spacious planes of textured ochre. The prominent black path is a storm traveling from the east. It gains in strength as the Willy Willys fuse together to create a frightening wind tearing through the Great Sandy Desert. The concentric circle represents the artist's encampment. The white dots serve only to create emphasis or to draw the eye along pathways of time and movement, following the forms of the land. The painting is dynamic yet contemplative and sombre. The predominant use of black conveys a startling, strangely emotional, intensity. The viewer observes the unfolding events whilst becoming immersed in an ancient and timeless landscape.
Signed verso: ROVER.
This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity.
Please note that all First Nations Art is created from a so called ‘Birds Eye’ view. This means that the paintings can be hung either horizontally as well as vertically.