{"product_id":"malungan-bila-river-woman","title":"Malungan Bila (river woman)","description":"\u003cp\u003e2022\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eacrylic on canvas\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e183 x 120cm\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2022 Archibald Prize Submission | Subject: Chloe Quayle (A.K.A. Barkaa)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChloe is a Malyangapa, Barkindji woman, and a song woman.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn my considerations for this work, the recurring theme presented is Chloe’s cultural identity as being of River People.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith Chloe being a song woman and storyteller, the strong presence of birds also came in my considerations with the colours of the feathers, the eyes, the leaves, the water, the wood, the soil, clay, ochre, sky, sunrises and sunsets, deep water, bright grasslands and shady oases, as well as the rise and fall of the landscapes the river nurtures as it flows.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen came the presence of flood and drought, of seasons and resilience, of subterranean flow, of duress and release. All of the above informs this work but also speaks to what I perceive as aspects of Chloe’s path.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRivers begin as a clear spring and as they flow, they gather and release all aspects of their journey to the destruction and benefit of the landscapes it traverses. I feel Chloe in this way.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe’s experienced the full range of destructive and nurturing influences in her young life and has made decisions that have put her well and truly into the place where she is exposing herself to the challenges of public scrutiny as a successful artist.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe is grounded and balanced in her cultural role as a mother, daughter, niece, sister, deadly young Blak woman: Setting examples worthy of emulation whilst remaining true to who she is, where she’s from, and with respect to her Matriarchal lineage, particularly in regard to her wonderful mother, Cleonie, who I also admire.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44826165477566,"sku":null,"price":32000.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0692\/7653\/2926\/files\/108-bw_malungan-bila.jpg?v=1755199793","url":"https:\/\/birrunga.myshopify.com\/products\/malungan-bila-river-woman","provider":"Birrunga Online","version":"1.0","type":"link"}