Untitled — Fine Art

Untitled - 1996 by Clifford Possum Tjapaltjarri works through a long painted line that moves across the sheet. The line breaks into small dots that keep a desert story moving from one side to the other. The marks stay on a flat earth ground.

The fine art paper holds the dot work without a shine, so the small marks stay readable under a lamp. A light frame on a dark wall lets the line stand out, while a dark frame on a pale wall settles the earth tones down.

On a kitchen wall between two shelves, the long line leads your eye past the cooktop. From the table you see the dot clusters clearly. The same line is harder to follow from the doorway.