{"product_id":"onus-lin-walawala-garrluman-11429","title":"Lin Onus 'Walawala Garkman'","description":"\u003cp\u003eLin Onus, a Yorta Yorta artist of Aboriginal and Scottish descent, represents a singular voice in Australia's cultural life. Esteemed for his wit, talent and panache, Onus's work is a negotiation of cultural identity, using both Aboriginal and Western artistic traditions to unsettle categorisation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAfter being racially expelled from school at the age of fourteen, Onus worked as a mechanic and activist before teaching himself to draw. He forged a distinctive style that combined photorealism, surrealism and Indigenous iconography. Reflective of both his heritage and his philosophy, his work championed reconciliation over division, seeking common ground between cultures.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRecognisably Onus, Walawala Garkman is a richly layered composition. Frogs nestle amongst river stones, water pooling around their patterned bodies, while the silhouettes of vein-like trees stretch across the surface. Three perspectives coexist simultaneously: the trees and rocks are viewed from above, framing the composition, while the frogs crouch at eye level. Onus invites us to inhabit multiple ways of seeing at once - two sides of the same stone.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis impression is a Printer's Proof (P.P.), issued in the wake of Lin Onus's untimely death in 1996. Unable to sign the edition himself, the print was posthumously signed by his son, Tiriki Onus, preserving the artist's intended release while standing as a poignant testament to his enduring legacy. This unusual provenance lends the work an added layer of historical and emotional significance.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDetailed, multi-coloured and impeccably composed, Walawala Garkman testifies to an artist whose extraordinary artistic vision was matched only by his commitment to reconciliation. Bridging different worlds, Onus wrote in 1990 that he hoped to be remembered as a \"bridge between cultures, technology and ideas.\" Today, with his work represented in Australia's major public collections, that aspiration has unquestionably been realised.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor collectors of important Australian, Aboriginal and contemporary art, Walawala Garkman presents an exceptional opportunity to acquire one of Lin Onus's most celebrated images - made all the more significant by its rare Printer's Proof status and poignant posthumous signature.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/artandcollectors.com\/collections\/lin-onus\"\u003eLin ONUS\u003c\/a\u003e (1946 - 1996)\u003cbr\u003e'Walawala Garkman'\u003cbr\u003eScreenprint\u003cbr\u003eEdition of 80\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eImage Size\u003c\/i\u003e: 30 x 50 cm \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDimensions\u003c\/i\u003e: 50 x 70 cm \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSigned\u003c\/i\u003e: Numbered, titled and signed by the artist's son Tiriki  Onus in margin. With embossed Onus estate stamp in margin\u003cbr\u003eCondition:Excellent.\u003cbr\u003e(c) Lin Onus \/ Copyright Agency \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"small","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46501053694022,"sku":null,"price":4600.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0499\/8229\/files\/onus-lin-walawala-garrluman-11429.jpg?v=1788577656","url":"https:\/\/artandcollectors.com\/products\/onus-lin-walawala-garrluman-11429","provider":"Art and Collectors","version":"1.0","type":"link"}