Molly Pwerle

Molly Pwerle’s country is Atnwengerrp and her language is Anmatyerre and Alyawarr.  She was born in approximately 1919 (no records exist) and has had little exposure to western culture. In fact, Molly picked up a paintbrush for the first time in 2004. 

 Left: 'Bush Melon',  2006

I came across Molly Pwerle's work whilst browsing through some Indigenous Art websites and was immediately entranced by her expressive use of colour and line work. The texture she is able to achieve through her style is something i've only ever seen achieved within the Indigenous Australian style. It amazes me how such simple mark making can have such an overall beautiful effect and tell such colourful stories.

http://www.dacou.com.au/aboriginal-artists/molly-pwerle/cat_36277.html