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Justin Corby Tjungurrayi (1982-), 'Jtunti Budgerigar Tjukurrpa',
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AU$300 - AU$500
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AU$170
Live Auction
Roxbury Auction No. 126 - Art & Jewellery Saturday 11th November 2023
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Collograph, 99 x 72cm (artwork), 120 x 92cm (frame). Signed 'JUSTIN CORBY' lower right, editioned lower left '8/50'. Justin Corby Tjungurrayi (b. 1982) is a Luritja artist who was born in Kintore on the border of the Northern Territory and Western Australia. The son of Papunya artist Lindsay Corby Tjapaltjarri, he started painting at 25. His artwork focuses on his father's story of the Kanpi Tjukurrpa (Emu Dreaming) in his own distinctive style, using bold forms and bright colours. Now based in Haasts Bluff, 230 km west of Alice Springs, he paints with Ikuntji Artists and works as an educator. Tjungurrayi had a solo exhibition at Metro 5 Gallery in Melbourne in 2008 and more recently has exhibited at group shows in the Northern Territory, Canberra and Victoria, as well as internationally in New York and Germany. Available for local pickup, otherwise courier to be arranged and paid for by bidder.