Rothwell on the New Pitjantjatjara Paintings
Rothwell on the New Pitjantjatjara Paintings
A painting titled
“The sound of moonlight
striking the ground by night”
set in squares
shades of pink.
Painted by
Ginger Wilkilyiri
of Nyapari.
How subtle the rhythms
elusive the brushstrokes.
The sound of moonlight
fills the nostrils
the heart begins to roam …
Moonlight striking ground
inaudible
low
flybuzzing
electric …
Beneath the night
in shades of pink.
The viewer enters the desert …
It is night.
there is the sound of moonlight
striking ground.
Patrick McCauley
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