Emu Dreaming 100x120cm 2005 RRG 534017 - Emu Dreaming RRG 534018 100x120cm 2005 ($5,500.each pluss Frieght/insurance)

 

Although born in Brisbane Queensland, Peter Overs was raised in Dirranbandi on the border of South Western Queensland. Dirranbandi, the town’s name, translates to mean 'frogs around a water hole'.

 

Emu & Quandong Dreaming 2 x 30x90cm 2007 RRG 734001

($4,500.ooAUD pluss Frieght )

 

Peter Overs paints two specific dreaming stories; Yabby Hole Dreaming and the Emu and Quandong Dreaming. These two dreamings reflect Peter’s own life-experiences, for as a child he loved to go and catch yabbies and collect the delicious Quandong fruits for his family. Peter inherited the 'Emu Dreaming' from his grandfather but his artistic adventure was inspired from various sources.

Peter’s love of artistic expression began when he was preparing canvasses for various Alice Springs’ Aboriginal artists and watched them transform their black canvases into visual masterpieces. Artists such as Walala, Dr. George and Dorothy Napangardi were Peter’s initial inspirations. However, Ronnie Tjampitjinpa mentored this new artist, for it was he who encouraged Peter to paint his own Dreaming stories relating to his grandfather’s country.

Emu Dreaming 37 x119cm 2006 RRG 534015

Peter’s unique artworks meld his understanding of his own cultural history and background with his individual life experiences. This hybridization of past and present forms artworks which exhibit a distinct contemporary style while simultaneously pay homage to Aboriginal culture and heritage. Peter Overs’s art began from inspiration and continues to inspire.

 

Exhibitions & Selected Collections
2004 Solo Exhibition, Melbourne and Tasmania, Australia.
2003 – 2006 Group Exhibitions, redrock gallery, Melbourne, Australia.
2006 Solo Exhibition, redrock gallery, Melbourne, Australia

• Mem Aziz Collection, Australia.
• Various collectors both locally and internationally

Emu Dreaming 82x125cm 2006 - RRG634020

($7,900.ooAUD pluss Frieght )