Two Fighting Snakes

City of Perth
Written By Reece Harley

Artist: Matthew Tjupurulla Gill

Asset Type: Public Art

Year of Work: 1994

Location: South Western corner of Forrest Place

Provenance: City of Perth

A popular Forrest Place artwork depicts two snakes fighting over two Tjupurulla men at the homeland of the artist’s father near Lake Mackay in WA’s Northwest. The 5 x 7 metre mosaic was constructed using over 17,000 mosaic tesserae of red, black, yellow and white granite. The original design was translated from a dot painting created by the Balgo Hills artist in 1988. The painting is part of the City of Perth Art Collection.

Reece Harley
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