Who was Pinta Pinta?
Q: Who was Pinta Pinta?
A: Pinta Pinta Tjapanangka was an Australian Aboriginal artist who belonged to the Pintupi community.
Q: When was he born?
A: He was probably born sometime in the late 1920s, around 1927 or 1928.
Q: What type of art did he paint?
A: He painted Western Desert art and stories from the Pintupi Dreaming (Tingari).
Q: Where did he live before contact with White society?
A: Before contact with White society, he lived a nomadic way of life in the desert.
Q: What year did he start painting?
A: He began painting in the mid-1970s at Papunya.
Q: What colours were used in his paintings?
A: His paintings mostly stick to black, white and ochre in colour.
Q: Did any of his sons become famous artists too? A: Yes, his son Nyilyari became a famous artist as well.
