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Barney Campbell Tjakamarra 1928-2006

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Barney Campbell Tjakamarra (c.1928–2006) was a senior Ngaanyatjarra man and a vital figure in the Papunya Tula movement. His work is highly respected in Europe for its contemporary style and deep connection to the Tingari cycle.

European Presence: His work is represented in significant international collections, including the Fondation Opale in Switzerland, which houses one of the most important collections of his style in Europe. He was featured in numerous exhibitions at Arts d’Australie • Stéphane Jacob, a primary gateway for his work in the French market, and London at the Rebecca Hossack Art Gallery, known for promoting Aboriginal contemporary art in London and Miami, has introduced his bold style to UK collectors.

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Kintore Men's Collaboration (1999)

Important Australian art, Sotheby's Australia, Auction of 116 lots containing just the one painting ‘Kintore Men's Collaboration (1999)’ at Lot 89 by eleven male Papunya-Tula important artists including Barney Campbell Tjakamarra painted for the Western Desert Dialysis Appeal.

 
Estimate $40,000-$60,000
Sale number AU0798 auction held in Sydney on 25 August 2015

Archive link: https://www.sothebysaustralia.com.au/list/AU0798/89

Barney Campbell Biography

Papunya Tula artist cooperative was formed in 1972 owned and operated by Aboriginal people from the Western Desert of Australia. Barney Campbell Tjakamarra was a Senior Aboriginal Law man, one the first few male artists, involved with Papunya Tula artist cooperative start of Aboriginal art movement in the 70's. Barney Campbell Tjakamarra born in 1928, in the area of Karrkurritinytja Lake Macdonald Western Desert.

Barney Campbell Biography page 345 Australian Aboriginal Artists dictionary of biographies.

Barney Campbell Tjakamarra (1928–2006) was a senior Ngaanyatjarra man and a vital figure in the Papunya Tula movement. His work is highly respected in Europe for its raw, energetic application of paint and deep connection to the Tingari cycle.

European Presence & Sales

• Institutional Presence: His work is represented in significant international collections, including the Fondation Opale in Switzerland, which houses one of the most important collections of his style in Europe.

• European Exhibitions:

  • Paris: He was featured in numerous exhibitions at Arts d’Australie • Stéphane Jacob, a primary gateway for his work into the French market.

  • London: His work has been showcased at the Rebecca Hossack Art Gallery, introducing his bold style to UK collectors.

European Auction Market:

His paintings are regular features at European auction houses. Millon & Associés in Paris has sold his work, with pieces like Tingari Cycle at Lake Mackay fetching several thousand Euros.

His large canvases (typically 122 x 122 cm or larger) consistently command prices between A$10,000 and A$20,000 at specialist Aboriginal art auctions.

His work titled Tingari Cycle at the Site of Nyunmanu, sold at Sotheby's in 2007 for A$26,400 (approx. €16,200).

Artistic Style

Barney’s work is distinguished by its:

• Vibrant Palette: Unlike some of his contemporaries who used strictly traditional ochres, Barney often embraced bright oranges, reds, and yellows.

• "Energetic" Style: His style is often described as more "painterly" and less rigid than other Pintupi artists, giving his depictions of the Tingari ancestors a sense of movement.

• Sacred Sites: His primary subject matter was the ancestral travels through Lake Mackay and Nyunmanu.

COLLECTIONS:

Barney Campbell has exhibited throughout Australia, Europe and Asia. Represented in many Australian National Galleries and major corporate and private collection in Australia and throughout the world including:

Major Collections

His work is officially represented in the following public institutions:

• National Gallery of Australia, Canberra

• National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne

• Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide

• Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory, Darwin

• Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane

• Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth

• Artbank, Australian Government Art Rental 

• Anthropology Art Museum, Perth, WA, Australia

• Holmes a’ Court Collection Perth, WA, Australia

• Aboriginal Collection Donald Kahn, Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami, USA

   

Barney Campbell Tjakamarra
Tingari cycle, Synthetic polymer paint on Belgian linen
91 x 46 cm, Framed: 120 x 86 cm
Price SOLD

 

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