Jilamara #2
Primary Artist
Kitty. (Kutuwalumi Purawarrumpatu). Kantilla (1928–2003)
Title
Work number
Australian Print Workshop (1981-), 1102
Date made
2001
Place made
Australia, Australia, Victoria, Melbourne, Australian Print Workshop View on map Close map
Category
Print type
planographic
Technique
lithograph, printed in colour, from two aluminium plates
Matrix size
65.0 x 33.0 cm (printed image)
Support
thick cream wove Magnani Acquerello 280 gsm paper
Support size
76.0 x 56.2 cm (sheet)
Manufacturers mark
no manufacturer's mark
State
published state
Impression
workshop proof 2/2
Edition information
edition of 80; plus 1 right-to-print proof, 5 artist's proofs, 2 workshop proofs, 5 presentation proofs
Production notes
Kantilla's first attempts at lithography used washes of tushe that resulted in an effect not unlike the painted quality of thin ochres on canvas. It seemed a medium suited to Kitty's customary way of working. I watched as Kitty began drawing onto the aluminium plate, each mark applied with deliberation. The image evolved in stages, areas of dots wandering into sections of short lines and dashes, punctuated by meandering lines and intersected by irregular tracts of filled in squares. Like her first etchings, this print reveals a kind of 'learning on the job', an intuitive leap into the process. What these prints show is the direct response of Kitty's hand and thought, her drawing, scratching and painting onto the plate, spontaneous yet deliberate gestures guided by her innate sense of design. Her prints reveal an essential cryptic beauty in her imagery as well as a reverance for tradition that is embedded in all her work. Martin King, edited excerpt from King's essay 'Kitty's Prints' in Judith Ryan, Kitty Kantilla, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, 2008, pp.98-99. From 'Personal Space: contemporary Chinese and Australian Prints'
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed lower right below image in black pencil, '+'. Not dated. Not titled. Inscribed with impression details lower left below image in black pencil, 'APW 2/2'.
Inscriptions or device by others involved in the works production
Print workshop blindstamp lower right corner 'APW' [within rectangle]
Inscriptions or device subsequently added to the work
Inscribed verso lower right in black pencil, 'APW 1102'
Subject description
The Australian Print Workshop archive of Australian prints and book arts.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
124102
Accession number
2002.431.1102
Accession method
Purchase
Meeting
Meeting 7, 2001/2002 (2002-06-26)
Provenance
Purchased by the National Gallery of Australia, from the Australian Print Workshop (formerly the Victorian Print Workshop), Melbourne, 2006, where the work was produced.
Credit line
Australian Print Workshop Archive 2, purchased with the assistance of the Gordon Darling Australasian Print Fund 2002
Copyright
© Kitty Kantilla and Jilamara Arts + Craft
Country of context
Australia
Creators
Kantilla, Kitty. (Kutuwalumi Purawarrumpatu). | (1928–2003) Aboriginal Australian | Female | artist
AUSTRALIAN PRINT WORKSHOP | (1989–) Australian | Organisation | print workshop
KING, Martin | (1957–) Australian | Male | printer