The World’s Local Fine Art

Patsy Long Kemarre B.1952

Ancient culture of 60 thousand years gave the World its most exciting Contemporary Art
 

Patsy Long Kemarre is a well-known Australian Aboriginal artist. Patsy's star-like-motifs beautiful modern landscapes have the sheer physical presence of the much contemporary work of art.

Patsy work is held in Collections around the world including Homes a Court Collection, Art Bank, Anthropology Museum St Lucia, University of Queensland, Richard Kelton Foundation Santa Monica USA, Donald Kahn Collection USA, OHSU Heart Research Centre USA, Australian Aboriginal Media Association collection, Art and Soul Gallery USA, Mbantua Museum Gallery Permanent Collection, Art Gallery Kunsthuys Holland, Wijk bij Duurstede Holland Vlaams-Europeesch Conferentie Brussels Belgium.

Her state-of-the-art bird's-eye-view, modern, mysterious, hypnotic landscapes have the sheer physical presence of much contemporary work of art and build up the multi-dimensional topography of depth and space.
 

 

FRAMED: 135 x 45 cm

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Patsy Long Kemarre Biography  

Born around 1952,  Patsy Long Kemarre is an establish Australian artist, together with her sisters, Nora Moore Kemarre and Kathleen Kemarre.

 Patsy Long Kemarre is an important Australian artist, together with her sisters, Nora Moore Kemarre and Kathleen Kemarre are established artists from the Utopia region.

There are many sacred Dreamtime stories that belong to Pasty’s country, Antarrengeny of which play a significant part in her ceremonies and culture. One of these Dreamings is of the Wild Passionfruit of the Capparis spinosa var. nummularia shrub. In Pasty’s language it is called Arrwerneng. The plant produces white, delicate flowers that only last for a day or two, and the wild passionfruit that ripen in the summer and last until the winter frosts. When the green fruit ripen, it splits open revealing bright yellow pulp and black seeds. Ants and bird are attracted to this fruit when it is ripe which is why it is commonly picked green by the aboriginal people and allowed to ripen off the plant.

Patsy's depiction of Australian landscape and the bush medicine plant is brought to life by star like motifs throughout her paintings.

Patsy Long beautiful paintings have the sheer physical presence of much contemporary work of art.

Patsy Long pays particular attention to details with fascinating accuracy of intricate details, subtle shades of colour that moves with the viewer’s eyes.

Artist Patsy Long Kemarre together with her sisters, Nora Moore Kemarre and Kathleen Kemarre are all established artists from the Utopia region. Patsy has been painting for Mbantua for a number of years and continues to provide high quality detailed paintings.

Collections

Homes a Court Collection, Perth

Mbantua Museum Gallery Permanent Collection, Alice Springs, NT

Art Bank, Sydney

University of Queensland, Anthropology Museum, St Lucia

Richard Kelton Foundation, Santa Monica, USA

Donald Kahn Collection USA

OHSU Heart Research Centre, USA

Australian Aboriginal Media Association collection, Alice Sprigs, NT

Art and Soul Gallery, Nashville, Tennessee, USA

Art Gallery Kunsthuys, Wijk bij Duurstede, The Netherlands

Vlaams-Europeesch Conferentiecentrum, Brussels, Belgium

Australian Aboriginal Media Association collection

Art and Soul Gallery, Nashville, Tennessee USA

Art Gallery Kunsthuys, Wijk bij Duurstede The Netherlands,

EXHIBITIONS

Wild Passion fruit flower Dreaming

Patsy's depiction of the bush medicine plant is brought to life by star like motifs throughout her paintings. There are many sacred Dreamtime stories that belong to Pasty’s country, Antarrengeny of which play a significant part in her ceremonies and culture. One of these Dreamings is of the Wild Passionfruit of the Capparis spinosa var nummularia shrub in Pasty’s language it is called Arrwerneng. The plant produces white, delicate flowers that only last for a day or two, and the wild Passionfruit that ripen in the summer and last until the winter frosts. When the green fruit ripen, it splits open revealing bright yellow pulp and black seeds. Ants and bird are attracted to this fruit when it is ripe which is why it is commonly picked green by the aboriginal people and allowed to ripen off the plant. Dot work in this painting represents the seeds of the wild Passionfruit, yellow and orange designs represent the fruit, green designs represent its leaf and white designs represent its beautiful flowers.

Dot work in Patsy painting represents the seeds of the wild passionfruit, yellow and orange designs represent the fruit, green designs represent its leaf and white designs represent its beautiful flowers. The sacred Dreamtime stories that belong to Pasty’s country, Antarrengeny of which play a significant part in her ceremonies and culture. One of these Dreamings is of the Wild Passionfruit of the Capparis spinosa var. nummularia shrub. In Pasty’s language it is called Arrwerneng. The plant produces white, delicate flowers that only last for a day or two, and the wild passionfruit that ripen in the summer and last until the winter frosts. When the green fruit ripen, it splits open revealing bright yellow pulp and black seeds. Ants and bird are attracted to this fruit when it is ripe which is why it is commonly picked green by the aboriginal people and allowed to ripen off the plant.

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