Molly Rogers Yankarr was born in circa 1940 at Fitzroy Crossing, Western Australia. She is the daughter of famous artist Paji Honeychild Yankarr. The main stories of Molly’s works include desert plants and land formations that she depicts with broad sweeping brushstrokes. "I paint stories of My Country from my mother. These are our stories of the Kurntumarrajarra"
The fluidity with which Molly paints shows Molly’s ease with the medium of acrylic on canvas or paper. She spontaneously applies the paint just like she does for ceremony, ‘painting up big’. Molly is daring with her use of colour and space, her style is vigorous and the story fills the space.
When explaining her works, Molly uses the full palm of her hand and gestures with expansive movements. This shows her connection to the story, her land and her ancestors.
In Molly’s works, grey arcs depict dark rain clouds, the yellow semi-circles represent parmar (rocks) and the green strips indicate yulka (grass). Small circles are jalurn (hail stones) and large blue circles are important waterholes. Brown is used for trees and green for foliage.
Collections:
National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
