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Soft, delicate and ethereal, this contemporary Aboriginal artwork has been created by Wiradjuri artist Amanda Hinkelmann. The piece uses a series of overlapping, intertwining concentric circles to convey the complexities of human life on this earth, and the importance of feeling small. The colour palette is gentle and feminine, with soft pinks, nudes and beiges accented by rich copper flecks.

Free flowing lines are surrounded by hypnotic and intricate concentric circles in this warm, radiant contemporary Aboriginal artwork piece. Created by talented Wiradjuri artist, Amanda Hinkelmann, this piece is inspired by a traditional Wiradjuri love story, and features a light, earthy colour palette of yellow, ochre, peach and burgundy tones.

Breathtakingly intricate, this contemporary Aboriginal artwork piece by artist Amanda Hinkelmann highlights the importance of The Dreaming stories in the passing down of lessons and messages in Aboriginal culture. Featuring myriads of paths, shapes and patterns, this captivating artwork represents The Dreaming’s beginning moments, empty, dry and bare, through its light, soft and earthy colour palette of beige, fawn, cream and white tones. This is the sister piece to Wiraywinhangin Marramarra. This artwork represents the purest components of The Dreaming – the creation time and the beginning of all. It links our ancestors’ stories, told throughout history, and ensures these sacred stories are passed from one generation, to the next.

Rhythmic and fluid, this contemporary Aboriginal artwork by Amanda Hinkelmann features a multitude of overlapping paths and strokes, creating shapes and pockets filled with intricately painted dots. Created to reflect the inner peace that can be found amidst chaos, the colour palette is sophisticated and considered – muted peach, blue, burgundy and khaki tones atop a dark, navy background. While creating this artwork, I imagined one thoughtlessly happy and calm, sitting and holding pure joy in their heart, with life rushing around them all the while. It’s a reflection of my own life and where I am now. I am peacefully content, calm and able to find enjoyment and appreciation in almost everything.

A wonderfully intricate Aboriginal artwork that features waves of colour-blocked lines in shades of rich, vibrant blue contrasted against warm browns. The lines are separated by perfectly placed white dots in this divine piece inspired by the Mina Mina Dreaming. Mina Mina is an extremely important ceremonial site for Napangardi and Napanangka women that is located approximately 600kms west of Yuendumu, just east of Lake Mackay and the WA border. The area has a ‘marluri’ (salt lake or claypan) that is usually dry, without water. There are also a number of ‘mulju’ (soakages), sandhills, and a large stand of ‘kurrkara’ (desert oaks).

This Jukurrpa contains important information about the different roles that men and women play in Warlpiri culture, particularly in the context of ritual performance. It alludes to an earlier time in which their ritual and social roles were reversed, in which women controlled the sacred objects and weapons that are now exclusively ÒownedÓ by men.

Breathtakingly intricate, this contemporary Aboriginal artwork piece by artist Amanda Hinkelmann highlights the importance of The Dreaming stories in the passing down of lessons and messages in Aboriginal culture. Featuring myriads of paths, shapes and patterns, this captivating artwork shows its connection to Mother Earth by use of a warm, muted and earthy colour palette of moss green, beige, mustard and peach tones. This is the sister piece to Marramarra. Unlike most other artworks which focus on particular stories within The Dreaming, this artwork has been created to represent the overarching idea and importance of The Dreaming and its stories as a cornerstone in our culture. These are the stories that we live and breathe, that we pass on to our children. This artwork represents the animals, people and spirits within these Dreaming stories that are taught to us, often to teach us a lesson or provide a moral for life.

Free flowing lines are surrounded by hypnotic and intricate concentric circles in this warm and rich contemporary Aboriginal artwork piece. Created by talented Wiradjuri artist, Amanda Hinkelmann, this piece is inspired by a traditional Wiradjuri love story, and features a deep, earthy colour palette of mustard, ochre, and brown tones, highlighted with white accents. This painting shares a traditional Wiradjuri love story. The story of two young lovers, Pomingalana and Gobbagombalin, from different tribes and opposite sides of the river, who had fallen into a forbidden love.