Code: ASGSK20168
Artist: Sarrita King
Title: Lightning
Medium: Acrylic on Linen
Size: 30x30cm
Year: 2020
Code: ASGSK20167
Artist: Sarrita King
Title: Fire
Medium: Acrylic on Linen
Size: 30x30cm
Year: 2020
Code: ASGSK11020
Artist: Sarrita King
Title: Lightning
Medium: Acrylic on Linen
Size: 59x87cm
Year: 2015
Code: ASGSK15101
Artist: Sarrita King
Title: Lightning
Medium: Acrylic on Linen
Size: 60x60cm
Year: 2015
Code: ASGSK19115
Artist: Sarrita King
Title: Lightning
Medium: Acrylic on Linen
Size: 30x30cm
Year: 2019
Code: ASGS-TKSK-20003
Artist: Tarisse King & Sarrita King
Title: My Country's Story III
Medium: Sculpture, Metal, Patina, Black & Silver
Size: 99x55x12cm
Year: 2020
With this sculpture Tarisse & Sarrita wanted to translate their collaboration ‘My Country’s Story’ into a 3D object. The choice to use metal is a reflection on the strength and longevity of the Australian Indigenous culture and the stories passed down over the centuries. The natural tarnish & rust is a reflection of the age of the markings and long history of these stories.
TK&SK | My Country’s Story
This style is a collaborative combining Tarisse’s My Country style and Sarrita’s Language of the Earth style. The painting shows the tearing away of the land, specifically areas around Katherine to reveal the Earth’s story. The history of the land where we come from connects us to our family, our culture and all living things. Sarrita seeks to express her impression of the land and some of its stories. The symbols within the painting are patterns for the viewer to connect with but the layout of the painting has its own story.
Tarisse King | My Country
Driven to map the country around Katherine, where her ancestors once walked, Tarisse depicts land formations such as rivers, rock holes, billabongs, shelters, tracks and food sources. In this series, Tarisse visually explores the way her ancestors interacted and lived with the environment.
Tarisse composes traditional Aboriginal iconography in sharp white lines, circles, arcs and dots often upon a single colour canvas to create a bold aesthetic that has a foot in the contemporary art aesthetic and the traditional. Song lines that ancestors once walked run across the canvas in different directions, the spaces created by this are filled with concentric circles representing different family clans or ‘life forces’, symbols for food and shelter. Well balanced, the canvas has a graphic look and a contemporary feel, indicative of Tarisse’s ability to make the ancient appear new.
Sarrita King | Language of the Earth
This is the earth’s story. It is also the story of black and white upon the land and the history we have created and carved into it by our interactions with one another. The intersections of black and white culture and how they meet, creating a narrative in the land and in history, and then moving on in their individual and collaborative journeys are abstractly depicted. These paintings thematically diverge from Sarrita’s elemental inspired series. In an abstract way Sarrita references the iconography of the Tingari creation ancestors with her use of strong rectangles. These are then given body with dots and dashes, similar to Morse code. These symbols of communication are haunting in their familiarity, like an ancient language that was once known but now sits dormant at the back of one’s memory. The overall aesthetic is bold and assertive, and just like much iconography in Aboriginal cultures, the ancient now appears contemporary.
Code: ASGS-SK-20017
Artist: Sarrita King
Title: Language of the Earth III
Medium: Sculpture, Metal, Natural Tarnish
Size: 60x50x25cm
Year: 2020
With this sculpture Sarrita wanted to translate her ‘Language of the Earth” story into a 3D object. The choice to use metal is a reflection on the strength and longevity of the Australian Indigenous culture and the stories passed down over the centuries. The tarnish is a reflection of the age of the markings and long history of these stories.
Sarrita King | Language of the Earth
This is the earth’s story. It is also the story of black and white upon the land and the history we have created and carved into it by our interactions with one another. The intersections of black and white culture and how they meet, creating a narrative in the land and in history, and then moving on in their individual and collaborative journeys are abstractly depicted. These paintings thematically diverge from Sarrita’s elemental inspired series. In an abstract way Sarrita references the iconography of the Tingari creation ancestors with her use of strong rectangles. These are then given body with dots and dashes, similar to Morse code. These symbols of communication are haunting in their familiarity, like an ancient language that was once known but now sits dormant at the back of one’s memory. The overall aesthetic is bold and assertive, and just like much iconography in Aboriginal cultures, the ancient now appears contemporary.
Code: ASGS-SK-20016
Artist: Sarrita King
Title: Language of the Earth II
Medium: Sculpture, Metal, Black and Silver
Size: 32x64x8cm
Year: 2020
With this sculpture Sarrita wanted to translate her ‘Language of the Earth” story into a 3D object. The choice to use metal is a reflection on the strength and longevity of the Australian Indigenous culture and the stories passed down over the centuries. The tarnish is a reflection of the age of the markings and long history of these stories.
Sarrita King | Language of the Earth
This is the earth’s story. It is also the story of black and white upon the land and the history we have created and carved into it by our interactions with one another. The intersections of black and white culture and how they meet, creating a narrative in the land and in history, and then moving on in their individual and collaborative journeys are abstractly depicted. These paintings thematically diverge from Sarrita’s elemental inspired series. In an abstract way Sarrita references the iconography of the Tingari creation ancestors with her use of strong rectangles. These are then given body with dots and dashes, similar to Morse code. These symbols of communication are haunting in their familiarity, like an ancient language that was once known but now sits dormant at the back of one’s memory. The overall aesthetic is bold and assertive, and just like much iconography in Aboriginal cultures, the ancient now appears contemporary.
Code: ASGS-SK-20022
Artist: Sarrita King
Title: Our Land III
Medium: Sculpture (Wall Hanging), Metal, Black & Silver
Size: 66x93x12cm
Year:
With this sculpture Sarrita wanted to translate her ‘Our Land' story into a 3D object. The choice to use metal is a reflection on the strength and longevity of the Australian Indigenous culture and the stories passed down over the centuries. The natural tarnish is a reflection of the age of the markings and long history of these stories.
Our Land
In the ‘Our Land’ imagery Sarrita is telling the story of the many paths taken when someone leaves their homeland but always feeling connected to their community. In the painting the thick circle represents the homeland and the delicate lines represent the crisscrossing pathways across the land. The many pathways and the ‘tears’ in the pathways and extra layers remind us this journey has been going on with our ancestors throughout humanity.
Code: ASGS-SK-20021
Artist: Sarrita King
Title: Our Land II
Medium: Sculpture (Wall Hanging), Metal, Black & Silver
Size: 66x95x1cm
Year: 2020
With this sculpture Sarrita wanted to translate her ‘Our Land' story into a 3D object. The choice to use metal is a reflection on the strength and longevity of the Australian Indigenous culture and the stories passed down over the centuries. The natural tarnish is a reflection of the age of the markings and long history of these stories.
Our Land
In the ‘Our Land’ imagery Sarrita is telling the story of the many paths taken when someone leaves their homeland but always feeling connected to their community. In the painting the thick circle represents the homeland and the delicate lines represent the crisscrossing pathways across the land. The many pathways and the ‘tears’ in the pathways and extra layers remind us this journey has been going on with our ancestors throughout humanity.
Code: ASGS-SK-20019
Artist: Sarrita King
Title: Language of the Earth I
Medium: Sculpture (Wall Hanging), Metal, Natural Tarnish
Size: 90x90x.03cm
Year: 2020
With this sculpture Sarrita wanted to translate her ‘Language of the Earth” story into a 3D object. The choice to use metal is a reflection on the strength and longevity of the Australian Indigenous culture and the stories passed down over the centuries. The tarnish is a reflection of the age of the markings and long history of these stories.
Sarrita King | Language of the Earth
This is the earth’s story. It is also the story of black and white upon the land and the history we have created and carved into it by our interactions with one another. The intersections of black and white culture and how they meet, creating a narrative in the land and in history, and then moving on in their individual and collaborative journeys are abstractly depicted. These paintings thematically diverge from Sarrita’s elemental inspired series. In an abstract way Sarrita references the iconography of the Tingari creation ancestors with her use of strong rectangles. These are then given body with dots and dashes, similar to Morse code. These symbols of communication are haunting in their familiarity, like an ancient language that was once known but now sits dormant at the back of one’s memory. The overall aesthetic is bold and assertive, and just like much iconography in Aboriginal cultures, the ancient now appears contemporary.
Code: ASGS-SK-20020
Artist: Sarrita King
Title: Our Land II
Medium: Sculpture, Metal, Black & Silver
Size: 66x93x12cm
Year: 2020
With this sculpture Sarrita wanted to translate her ‘Our Land' story into a 3D object. The choice to use metal is a reflection on the strength and longevity of the Australian Indigenous culture and the stories passed down over the centuries. The natural tarnish is a reflection of the age of the markings and long history of these stories.
Sarrita King | Our Land
In the ‘Our Land’ imagery Sarrita is telling the story of the many paths taken when someone leaves their homeland but always feeling connected to their community. In the painting the thick circle represents the homeland and the delicate lines represent the crisscrossing pathways across the land. The many pathways and the ‘tears’ in the pathways and extra layers remind us this journey has been going on with our ancestors throughout humanity.
Code: ASGS-SK-20008
Artist: Sarrita King
Title: Language of the Earth II
Medium: Sculpture, Metal, Patina
Size: 48x29x20cm
Year: 2020
With this sculpture Sarrita wanted to translate her ‘Language of the Earth” story into a 3D object. The choice to use metal is a reflection on the strength and longevity of the Australian Indigenous culture and the stories passed down over the centuries. The rust is a reflection of the age of the markings and long history of these stories.
Sarrita King | Language of the Earth
This is the earth’s story. It is also the story of black and white upon the land and the history we have created and carved into it by our interactions with one another. The intersections of black and white culture and how they meet, creating a narrative in the land and in history, and then moving on in their individual and collaborative journeys are abstractly depicted. These paintings thematically diverge from Sarrita’s elemental inspired series. In an abstract way Sarrita references the iconography of the Tingari creation ancestors with her use of strong rectangles. These are then given body with dots and dashes, similar to Morse code. These symbols of communication are haunting in their familiarity, like an ancient language that was once known but now sits dormant at the back of one’s memory. The overall aesthetic is bold and assertive, and just like much iconography in Aboriginal cultures, the ancient now appears contemporary.
Code: ASGSK10013
Artist: Sarrita King
Title: Life Cycle
Medium: Acrylic on Linen
Size: 45x60cm
Year: 2010
Code: ASGSK20126
Artist: Sarrita King
Title: Earth Elements
Medium: Acrylic on Raw Linen
Size: 60x90cm
Year: 2020
Code: ASGSK08001
Artist: Sarrita King
Title: Fire
Medium: Acrylic on Linen
Size: 47x90cm
Year: 2008
Code: ASGSK20124
Artist: Sarrita King
Title: Lightning
Medium: Acrylic on Linen
Size: 40x45cm
Year: 2020
Code: ASGMN10039
Artist: Sarrita King
Title: Language of the Earth
Medium: Acrylic on Linen
Size: 60x60cm
Year: 2010
Code: ASGSK19102
Artist: Sarrita King
Title: Lightning
Medium: Acrylic on Linen
Size: 40x40cm
Year: 2019
Code: ASGSK12006
Artist: Sarrita King
Title: Natural Flow
Medium: Acrylic on Linen
Size: 91x121cm
Year: 2012
Code: ASGSK10022
Artist: Sarrita King
Title: Language of the Earth
Medium: Acrylic on Linen
Size: 90x90cm
Year: 2010
Code: ASGSK07001
Artist: Sarrita King
Title: Lightning
Medium: Acrylic on Linen
Size: 60x90cm
Year: 2007
Code: ASGSK08002
Artist: Sarrita King
Title: Fire
Medium: Acrylic on Linen
Size: 122x66cm
Year: 2008
Code: ASGSK10014
Artist: Sarrita King
Title: Life Cycle
Medium: Acrylic on Linen
Size: 45x60cm
Year: 2010
Code: ASGSK11013
Artist: Sarrita King
Title: Language of the Earth
Medium: Acrylic on Linen
Size: 70x138cm
Year: 2011