Materials: Acrylic paint
About the Art
These two murals depict traditional bush foods of the region, and was funded by the Aboriginal Development Commission. The murals contain elements such as wild tomatoes, a perentie lizard, corkwood honey, a bush banana, a bearded dragon, witchetty grubs, kangaroos, and a bush turkey.
About the Inspiration
The mural was designed and painted mainly by local Central Arrernte women and was carried out in a style closely associated with the Namatjira school of water colourists. It carries a message of the health advantages of bush foods and provides a reminder that there are two cultural systems of environmental knowledge co-existing in Mparntwe.
You can see them at the Hartley St (east) and Bath St (west) of Yeperenye Shopping Centre.
📷Image / Photo Source: Facebook, MR Gunner Art
📍Yeperenye Shopping Centre - Hartley St (east) and Bath St (west)