{"product_id":"jackie-kurltjunyintja-giles-tjapaltjarri","title":"Jackie Kurltjunyintja Giles Tjapaltjarri","description":"\u003cp\u003eFor a large part of his life, \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eJackie Kurltjunyintja Giles Tjapaltjarri\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e (ca 1935-2010) led a nomadic existence, travelling across large tracts of and later spending time in small communities in Australia’s vast Western Desert region. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJackie Giles was renowned as a man of great erudition and a powerful healer, Maparnjarra in his native Ngaanyatjarra language. The powers of these traditional healers include the gift of seeing into the bodies and even the spirits of others. In the 1990s, Jackie Giles started painting with acrylic on canvas. Mr Giles, as he was often called, combined an intimate knowledge of his land with his own oneiric visions to build what became a significant personal oeuvre. These paintings celebrate the Tjukurpa (Dreaming), which pervades the land and is a cornerstone of its identity. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBuilt around labyrinthine patterns and monumental shapes, these dynamic, rhythmical compositions allude to the esoteric, sacred subject matter of the Dreaming. The intense, striking works that make up this awe-inspiring oeuvre manage to link two dimensions: Ngaanyatjarra cosmology and the rapidly changing modern world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eText in English and French.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Five Continents Editions","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54925686669656,"sku":"9791254600436","price":33.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9791254600436_2a33715d-ffcb-431c-af44-3bef8d8e0b50.jpg?v=1780408855","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/jackie-kurltjunyintja-giles-tjapaltjarri","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}