ANANGU TJUKURPA ART

In Australia’s Western Desert, Anangu artists depict Tjukurpa (Dreaming lore) with dotting techniques and vibrant colors on canvas—kangaroo tracks, waterholes, and lightning men swirling in symbolic narratives. This inclusive Aboriginal art movement, emanating from Papunya in the 1970s, has become a worldwide phenomenon, sharing desert stories through contemporary art.