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THIS IS NO FANTASY is excited to present a new series from Vincent Namatjira at the 2022 Melbourne Art Fair.

‘The paintings in this series are called ‘On Country’ and are inspired by a trip I took to Mparntwe (Alice Springs) in late 2020. That’s where I was born and grew up, so in some ways it feels like home for me. I painted on country there, with large canvases set up on my easel in a dry riverbed. I had to work fast, the hot sun was drying out my colours and the flies were buzzing all around me. Being on country and painting the landscape made me think a lot about my great-grandfather …