Portfolio | Arnhem Designs | By Latryce by 1800 Mareva Pty Ltd t/a The People's Advocate

Portfolio | Arnhem Designs | By Latryce

Latryce Pearse

About Me I am an emerging female artist from the Wangurri clan in East Arnhem Land Northern Territory. My mother’s heritage is french Polynesian from Tahiti and my father’s side is Yolngu, I am very grateful to have a large supportive family around from both sides. I have recently started painting to to deepen my cultural connection and share my learnings with others. Through my artwork each painting tells a story inspired by knowledge passed down from my elders, Dream time stories I have been told growing up, and beautiful landscapes of East Arnhem Land. The process of creating a piece of art feels therapeutic and makes me feel deeply connected with the land and family past and present. I enjoy incorporating bright colours, traditional symbols, dots, circles and acrylic pour methods to symbolise parts of the land and flowing water ways. In the near future I plan to launch a website, produce artwork on different surfaces, such as; timber and apparel so that I can offer diverse products to a wider audience. Ultimately, I would like to facilitate art workshops to share experiences and grow my knowledge base.

Arnhem Resilience My artwork represents how European contact tried to divide our communities and our people. It shows that mother earth provided the rivers to carry the medicine leaves to the people to provide healing and protection. Indigenous people have held its strong culture and had maintained a strong connection to our land and seas. “Always was and always will be” the healer and protector of the people.

Achievements I participated in the Workpac & JobTrail artwork competition to celebrate NAIDOC week ‘Always Was Always will be’. I was fortunate enough to win the competition and have my design printed on NAIDOC T-Shirts. “Latryce Pearse a WorkPac Machine Operator at Rio Tinto Gove is the winner of the WorkPac’s inaugural National NAIDOC artwork competition. Her artwork ‘Arnhem Resilience’’, illustrates how European contact challenged Indigenous people and tried to divide our communities.”

Homeland Using Earthy colours to represent the land and the communities throughout.

Arnhem Oasis Arnhem Oasis’ Reflects the bodies of water formed in the wet season. Allowing the land to flourish, heal and rejuvenate.

Arnhem Healing This artwork represents resilience of our community, supported through strong kinship systems that connect our community together. The medicine leaves represents healing, the dots our ancestors and the spirit of loved ones past and present watching over and protecting us through life’s tough journeys.

Mother Nature ‘Mother Nature’ providing clarity through diversity & strong connections. 2020

Walu Woman In Yolngu tradition some believe that Walu - the sun woman, lights a small fire each morning. She paints herself with red and yellow ochre which spill onto the clouds and create what we see as the sunrise. Using the flames she lights herself a torch and travels across the sky from east the west, warming us with her rays and providing sunlight to the people, animals and land. Walu - the provider and creator of life