Untitled 1992

Emily Kame Kngwarreye made this untitled painting with acrylic on linen, and you can see the rhythm of colour and dot-like marks across the surface. I can imagine Emily, brush in hand, almost dancing as she dabs each dot onto the canvas. It's like she’s mapping the land, or maybe a feeling, one careful touch at a time. It's not just colour; it’s texture, a kind of visual language that speaks without words. I wonder if she thought about Seurat, and all the other pointillists who used dots to conjure light and atmosphere. The mix of red, blue, and black dots creates a vibrant energy, almost like the painting is breathing. This work reminds us that painting is a form of embodied expression, a way of experiencing the world through colour and gesture. It shows how artists are always in conversation with each other, picking up ideas, remixing them, and making something entirely new.