{"product_id":"untitled-jan23_15-22","title":"Kaalpa Blanket 197 x 131 cm PRE ORDER","description":"\u003cp\u003e~~~~~~~Introducing BAMBA X FLASH MINKY~~~~~~~~~~\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOrders will take 4 weeks to ship in Australia and longer international. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLimited edition tapestry blankets* - Corban \"Bamba\" Clause Williams was b\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eorn in Newman in 1994 and based in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eParnngurr \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCommunity, in the western desert region of the Pilbara, Western Australia. 2023 marked a breakthrough year for the artist, who was selected as a finalist for the Ramsay Art Prize (Art Gallery of South Australia), the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Awards, MA Prize Winner at Sydney Contemporary and the John Stringer Prize. From this, he was one of the top 10 artists in Australia to watch in Art Guide 2024 and featured in Elle magazine as a new collectable artist.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAt the heart of Williams’ practice lies \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKaalpa\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (Canning Stock Route Well 23) and his grandfather’s Country, where he first travelled in 2018. That visit, he says, opened his spirit and set his path as an artist, a landscape imbued with deep cultural significance.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“I went [to Kaalpa] for the first time [in 2018] on a Martumili Ranger trip. I went hunting there, got a parnajarrpa. When I went there, I was pukurlpa (happy). It made you open up your spirit, it feels like home. Doing it on the canvas, feel like I'm standing there back at home. Since then\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003e I tried to learn from the old people. I went out on many trips on Country painting… then I went to my grandfather’s Country and learned from my Nana — she was like a teacher.\" \u003c\/em\u003e- \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCorban Clause Williams.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e*Please note; artist name sewn into the blanket and a loop for a rod is sewn into the blanket edge for easy hanging. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Flash Minky","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45536913850554,"sku":null,"price":680.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0530\/5178\/5402\/files\/IMG_0685_copy1.png?v=1770344701","url":"https:\/\/www.flashminky.com\/products\/untitled-jan23_15-22","provider":"Flash Minky","version":"1.0","type":"link"}