It was a privilege to watch Eubena painting this work over three days in Balgo. The three panel structure was a style suggested and encouraged by the then Art Co-ordinator James Cowan. Several such scale and divisional paintings were created during Cowan’s management time by various artists. Helen Read
“Eubena is one of the true desert people as she was born in the desert and wandered with her family as they lived the hunter gatherer lifestyle. This painting depicts her mother’s country near Williluna, “long way trip-true”. The two tracks dividing the left hand side of the work are marlu (kangaroo) roads. Also shown are two big rockholes with living water and a rockhole known as Warlull. The countryside is rich in mangarjar (bush tucker) such as bush onions (tjurnta). On the right hand side we see trees. Eubena is a senior custodion of this area. Text: Courtesy Warlayirti Artists.
Included in ‘Luminous: Contemporary Art From The Western Desert’ – Travelling Exhibition
Manly Art Gallery & Museum, 17 June – 24 July 2005
Bundoora Homestead Art Centre, 19 August – 2 October 2005
La Trobe Regional Gallery, 29 October – 4 December 2005
Flinders University Art Museum, 15 December 2005 – 12 February 2006
Bathurst Regional Art Gallery, 24 March – 7 May 2006
Manning Regional Art Gallery, 13 June – 25 July 2006
Grafton Regional Art Gallery, 16 August – 10 September 2006
Tamworth Regional Gallery, 11 November 2006 – 4 February 2007
Embassies:
The Australian Embassy in Paris 10th October 2012 – 6th May 2013