Gloria Petyarre

Bush Medicine

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Gloria Petyarre

Bush Medicine

Medium: Synthetic Polymer Paint on Belgian Linen
Size: 183 x 120 cm
Year: 2009
Price: $ NFS
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Gloria depicts the movement of the leaves through the trees and the leaves floating to the ground, this sense of motion is seen throughout her paintings.

This story relates to a native tree that grows abundantly in the desert regions of Utopia. The green leaves are gathered by women and ground with a stone. When mixed with water this forms a medicinal solution for coughs and colds.

This Bush Medicine has been passed down through each generation over thousands of years.

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