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Kudditji Kngwarreye 1928 - 2017
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SmithDavidson Gallery
"Every time I talk about him, I have a smile on my face. Every time I look at his art in my home, I smile." - Artist Sarrita King, September 2014
Kudditji Kngwarreye is one of the first established male artists from Utopia and is known for his large dynamic paintings, saturated with colour and paint. He was one of the elders of the Anmatyerre language group and an important custodian of many Dreamings, which are the significant sacred stories of the Australian First Nations peoples.
Kudditji mixed his colours directly onto the canvas, layering his paint into a patchwork formation. Over time, he began to experiment with acrylic paint, going beyond the traditional pointillist style that he had used before 2003. He switched to the more abstract style of his My Country paintings, where he portrayed color fields consisting of coarse blocks with saturated colors in different tones on a black background.
Interestingly, his paintings appear from a distance to consist of uniform gradating, coloured blocks, whereas up close a wide range of vibrant colors are revealed. The intensity of his works often changes throughout the day as different light sources draw out and conceal distinct, shifting colours and elements. Kudditji’s paintings are visual interpretations of his birthplace, where the land and sky change throughout each day and season, conveyed through various shapes and colors.
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Kudditji Kngwarreye is one of the first established male artists from Utopia and is known for his large dynamic paintings, saturated with colour and paint. He was one of the elders of the Anmatyerre language group and an important custodian of many Dreamings, which are the significant sacred stories of the Australian First Nations peoples.
Kudditji mixed his colours directly onto the canvas, layering his paint into a patchwork formation. Over time, he began to experiment with acrylic paint, going beyond the traditional pointillist style that he had used before 2003. He switched to the more abstract style of his My Country paintings, where he portrayed color fields consisting of coarse blocks with saturated colors in different tones on a black background.
Interestingly, his paintings appear from a distance to consist of uniform gradating, coloured blocks, whereas up close a wide range of vibrant colors are revealed. The intensity of his works often changes throughout the day as different light sources draw out and conceal distinct, shifting colours and elements. Kudditji’s paintings are visual interpretations of his birthplace, where the land and sky change throughout each day and season, conveyed through various shapes and colors.
Visit our website smith-davidson.com for more information.
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Dans la collection du musée:
ARKEN Museum for Moderne Kunst
Dans la collection corporative:
Luciano Benetton Collection
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Kudditji Kngwarreye is one of the first established male artists from Utopia and is known for his large dynamic paintings, saturated with colour and paint. His paintings represent his traditional country around Boundary Bore, of which he is a custodian.
Ever since Kudditji began to exhibit his artworks in 2003, his fame has steadily risen in the international art world. His work is represented in major national and international collections and exhibitions, such as 'Signs and Traces – Contemporary Aboriginal Art' at Zamek Culture Centre, Poland, and 'Connection' at the National Museum of Australia, Canberra, Australia. Kudditji has gained worldwide recognition for the powerful interpretations of his ancestral Dreamings.
Ever since Kudditji began to exhibit his artworks in 2003, his fame has steadily risen in the international art world. His work is represented in major national and international collections and exhibitions, such as 'Signs and Traces – Contemporary Aboriginal Art' at Zamek Culture Centre, Poland, and 'Connection' at the National Museum of Australia, Canberra, Australia. Kudditji has gained worldwide recognition for the powerful interpretations of his ancestral Dreamings.
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Selected Collections
Araluen Art Centre, Alice Springs, Australia
Hank Ebes Collection, Melbourne, Australia
Artbank, Sydney, Australia
Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia
R.M. Barokh Antiques, Los Angeles, USA
Sarrita King Collection, Australia
Pat Corrigan Collection, Sydney, Australia
Luciano Benetton Collection, Venice, Italy
Guilleman and Sordello Collection, France
Jacqui McPhee Collection, Perth, Australia
Mbantua Gallery Permanent Collection, Alice Springs, Australia
Gillian & Watson McAllister Collection, Sydney, Australia
Fondation Burkhardt-Felder Arts et Culture, La Grange, Motiers, Switzerland
Dalrymple Community Cultural Centre Trust Collection, Charters Towers QLD, Australia
Selected Exhibitions
2025 - 'Interwoven Worlds', SmithDavidson Gallery X Wolterinck Laren, Laren, The Netherlands
2024 - 'Utopia in Colours', Fondation Burkhardt-Felder Arts et Culture, Môtiers, Switzerland
2022 - 'Connection | Songlines from Australia's First Peoples in a spectacular immersive experience', National Museum of Australia, Canberra, Australia
2021 - 'Voyage across Aboriginal Australia - Founders' Favourites', Fondation Burkhardt Felder Arts et Culture, Môtiers Switzerland
2020 - ‘ORIGINS, Australian Aboriginal Art from the SmithDavidson Collection’, SmithDavidson Gallery, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2019 - ‘Contemporary Australian Aboriginal Art: A Curated Selection’, SmithDavidson Gallery, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2018 - ‘East meets West', SmithDavidson Gallery, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2015 - ‘Signs and Traces. Contemporary Aboriginal Art.’ Zamek Culture Centre, Pozan, Poland
2013 - ‘Sky and Desert’, Foundation Burkhardt-Felder Arts et Culture, Switzerland
2009 - ‘Reves Aborignes’, Musee Arts et Histoire de Bormes-Les-Mimosas, Bormes-Les-Mimosas, France
2006 - Arken Museum of Modern Art, Copenhagen, Denmark
2004 - Australian Exhibition Centre, Chicago, USA
2004 - ‘Heartbeat - Living Country’, Wentworth Hotel, Sydney, Australia
1992 - ‘Tjukurrpa’, Museum fur Volkerkunde, Basel, Switzerland
1991 - Central Australian Aboriginal Art & Craft Exhibition, Araluen Centre, Alice Springs, Australia
Araluen Art Centre, Alice Springs, Australia
Hank Ebes Collection, Melbourne, Australia
Artbank, Sydney, Australia
Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia
R.M. Barokh Antiques, Los Angeles, USA
Sarrita King Collection, Australia
Pat Corrigan Collection, Sydney, Australia
Luciano Benetton Collection, Venice, Italy
Guilleman and Sordello Collection, France
Jacqui McPhee Collection, Perth, Australia
Mbantua Gallery Permanent Collection, Alice Springs, Australia
Gillian & Watson McAllister Collection, Sydney, Australia
Fondation Burkhardt-Felder Arts et Culture, La Grange, Motiers, Switzerland
Dalrymple Community Cultural Centre Trust Collection, Charters Towers QLD, Australia
Selected Exhibitions
2025 - 'Interwoven Worlds', SmithDavidson Gallery X Wolterinck Laren, Laren, The Netherlands
2024 - 'Utopia in Colours', Fondation Burkhardt-Felder Arts et Culture, Môtiers, Switzerland
2022 - 'Connection | Songlines from Australia's First Peoples in a spectacular immersive experience', National Museum of Australia, Canberra, Australia
2021 - 'Voyage across Aboriginal Australia - Founders' Favourites', Fondation Burkhardt Felder Arts et Culture, Môtiers Switzerland
2020 - ‘ORIGINS, Australian Aboriginal Art from the SmithDavidson Collection’, SmithDavidson Gallery, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2019 - ‘Contemporary Australian Aboriginal Art: A Curated Selection’, SmithDavidson Gallery, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2018 - ‘East meets West', SmithDavidson Gallery, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2015 - ‘Signs and Traces. Contemporary Aboriginal Art.’ Zamek Culture Centre, Pozan, Poland
2013 - ‘Sky and Desert’, Foundation Burkhardt-Felder Arts et Culture, Switzerland
2009 - ‘Reves Aborignes’, Musee Arts et Histoire de Bormes-Les-Mimosas, Bormes-Les-Mimosas, France
2006 - Arken Museum of Modern Art, Copenhagen, Denmark
2004 - Australian Exhibition Centre, Chicago, USA
2004 - ‘Heartbeat - Living Country’, Wentworth Hotel, Sydney, Australia
1992 - ‘Tjukurrpa’, Museum fur Volkerkunde, Basel, Switzerland
1991 - Central Australian Aboriginal Art & Craft Exhibition, Araluen Centre, Alice Springs, Australia
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