This fabric, Gunyunmirringa (Minytji Landscape) was designed and hand-printed by the artists of Bula’Bula Arts, Ramingining, NT
The lampshade shown is 40 x 45cm
Gudthaykudthay's artwork continues to be sought after by private and public collectors.
Gudthaykudthay through his patriline, is Liyagalawumirr. These are the “people with bark over their heads”, as their name translates; they are forest dwellers.
Design
Designer Philip Gudthyakudthay’s principal totemic site is Gunyunmirringa , is a small flat eucalyptus forest. It is Gudthaykudthay’s depiction of this site, which first brought him to the attention of the art world in the early 1980s, and this fine line rarrk (cross-hatching) has become a style for which he is renown.
Australian Aboriginal Fabric Lampshade: Gunyunmirringa (Minytji Landscape)
Fabric layout will vary with each lampshade