Sarrita King

DOB: MAR-05-1988
Born: CENTRAL & WESTERN DESERT

About Artist:
Sarrita King was born in 1988 and is the daughter of the established, late William King Jungala.

After completing high school in Darwin and being accepted by the South Australian Institute of Sport for netball Sarrita decided to move to Adelaide to spend more time in her father's studio, working on her Art.

Sarrita's inspiration for her art is the amazing environment she grew up within the Northern Territory. Also Sarrita reflects on much of her experiences with family members, who taught her about her Aboriginal heritage and the connection to the world.

Sarrita displays extraordinary discipline in her lighting series, her brushstrokes are short and precise evoking the power and energy of lightning bolts. The lightning series of paintings have been inspired by the big storms occurring in the Northern Territory. 'Lightning Dreaming' is inspired by the heavy rains of the wet season. The wet season replenishes the land and is vital to the survival of the Gurindji community. Sarrita explains that from a young age these big rains have fascinated her. Growing up Sarrita was always fascinated by the rain and lightning seen in the distant horizon. Sarrita would find new patterns and colours every time she watched these amazing natural occurrences.

Sarrita became famous for her unique style of very fine dot painting. She flicks the painting stick to "tail" each dot giving a fascinating visual effect of movement. This effect, coupled with her contemporary use of metalized acrylic paint, makes her painting shimmer. Since then, she has branched out into a number of new styles, always pushing her boundaries and extending her repertoire.