TIGER YALTANGKI x HOUSE OF DARWIN
THIS COLLABORATION IS MORE THAN JUST SHOWCASING TIGER'S ARTWORK;
IT IS A BEAUTIFUL FUSION OF STORYTELLING AND ART, A CELEBRATION OF HIS UNIQUE TALENT AND PERSPECTIVE.
TIGER IS AN ARTIST FROM THE YANKUNYTJATJARA COMMUNITY IN INDULKANA. BEING PREDOMINANTLY NON-VERBAL, TIGER'S CREATIONS SPEAK VOLUMES ABOUT HIS EXPERIENCES, CULTURE AND INSPIRATIONS. TIGER'S ABILITY TO EXPRESS HIMSELF THROUGH ART TRANSCENDS LANGUAGE BARRIERS, REMINDING US OF THE POWER OF CREATIVITY.
DRAWING FROM THE ANANGU BELIEF IN 'MAMU' (SPIRITUAL ENTITIES), ALONGSIDE INSPIRATION FROM SCI-FI FILMS, AND TV SERIES LIKE DOCTOR WHO AND THE MIGHTY BOOSH, TIGER INTRICATELY WEAVES THESE ELEMENTS INTO HIS WHIMSICAL VISUAL NARRATIVES.
TIGER'S DEEP LOVE OF MUSIC ACCOMPANIES HIS CREATIVE PROCESS, RANGING FROM CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL TO COUNTRY MELODIES AND LOCAL DESERT REGGAE WITH AC/DC ROCK SERVING AS A CONSTANT INSPIRATION FOR THE ARTIST, REPEATEDLY APPEARING IN HIS ARTWORK.
TIGER’S BRUSH IS MAGIC, THE COLOURS SPEAK NEW STORIES WITH OLD TONGUES. HIS ART SERVES AS A JOYFUL HOMAGE TO THE MULTITUDE OF INFLUENCES THAT SHAPE HIS WORLD, AMPLIFYING HIS STORY AND EMPOWERING HIS SELF-EXPRESSION.