Baluk Arts

Snake People, 2023

$520.00

  • 100cm x 70cm
  • 2023
  • Charcoal
  • Catalog No: 56-44-23

This artwork titled “Snake People” signifies the spiritual connection between Aboriginal people and the snake. Nick himself elaborates on his own connection to the crow, where once he had found a crow with a broken wing to which he cradled under his jacket and it became part of him until it was better and could return to nature.

Nick Kupetsky is a Palawa man from Tasmania and has been an artist for well over twenty years. His works have been exhibited in the National Gallery of Victoria and he has exhibited extensively through being a member of Baluk Arts Aboriginal Art Centre based in Mornington VIC.

Nick’s work is inspired by old black and white photographs of his ancestors that provide a historical reference to the events of European impact on Tasmanian Aboriginal people. Nick’s large charcoal and ochre drawings capture emotions of grief and loss, yet also the person’s strength and determination. Nick has used his art to research his background and understand his history as a Palawa man.  Nick equally has the ability to paint landscapes in oil or acrylic, capturing the spiritual essence of the land.

This artwork is a large piece, and would need to be quoted for shipping to your destination. Please email [email protected] to obtain your quote.

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This artwork is a large piece, and would need to be quoted for shipping to your destination. Please email [email protected] to obtain your quote.

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