Dignity, respect and quality of life are the messages conveyed in Warramunda’s new art piece, which will hang as a centrepiece on a decorative wall under development at the entry to the village.
Warramunda Village chief executive John Clark commissioned Northern Territory-based artist Amunda Gorey to create the piece.
Ms Gorey, a Arrernte woman, has garnered international acclaim with her artwork gracing the homes of global luminaries such as Richard Branson, Martin Luther King III, and Akon.
Football fans would recognise her work as she was the designer for the Melbourne Football Club’s 2021 Indigenous round Guernsey for a fixture in Central Australia.
She said her piece for Warramunda speaks to the organisation’s commitment to providing a safe and inclusive environment where residents can “flourish” and live with dignity and respect.
“The painting also conveys a positive and respectful living experience, along with a supportive relationship between staff, residents, family and the wider Warramunda community,” she said.
She is one of the younger generations of artists who paint in the Eastern Aranda or “Keringke” style.
Shown on the painting, the style involves the use of intricate patterns and detail usually in vivid colours but can also be in striking black and white designs.
The painting is currently hanging in Mr Clark’s office while renovations are under way to welcome 12 new beds into the facility along with upgrading Warramunda’s Village entrance and allied health and administration facilities.
Mr Clark revealed the village's exciting plans to leverage this partnership with Ms Gorey, paving the way for an innovative Artist in Residence program that will nurture and showcase talented young Indigenous artists from the region.
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