{"product_id":"sarrita-king-earth-elements-2026-30x60cm-2","title":"Sarrita King | 'Earth Elements, 2026' | 30x60cm","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCode:\u003c\/strong\u003e DSK26064\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sarrita King\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e Earth Elements\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArea:\u003c\/strong\u003e Darwin, NT\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCommunity:\u003c\/strong\u003e Gurindji \/ Waanyi\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMedium:\u003c\/strong\u003e Acrylic On Canvas\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 30x60cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYear:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2026\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSarrita King paints the Australian landscape as if hovering above it. \u003cem\u003eEarth Elements\u003c\/em\u003e looks down on a country split by water. The upper field holds a deep teal sky with a bright celestial body radiating from the corner. Below, an ocean of blue dots rolls out in long horizontal currents, anchored by a luminous waterhole near the lower edge.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is one of King's recurring meditations on the raw textures of the continent. She grew up in Darwin, surrounded by the extreme weather of the tropical north, and her work carries that sense of scale. The horizontal banding here suggests wind on water, ripples on sand, the slow drift of tide and current. Two glowing circles bookend the composition. They read as sun and waterhole, sky and earth, the elements answering each other across the canvas.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKing learned to paint from her father, the late William King Jungala, and she blends his unorthodox methods with the fine dotting tradition. Each dot is placed by hand, building density and movement until the surface shimmers. Look closely and the lines breathe. Step back and the country opens up beneath you.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe waterhole motif sits at the heart of her practice. Natural waterholes were meeting places and lifelines for her Gurindji ancestors, who travelled the routes from Katherine through the desert toward Mt Isa. Here the waterhole glows white against the deep blue, a beacon in the wider field. \u003cstrong\u003eEarth Elements\u003c\/strong\u003e belongs to King's ongoing translation of what she calls the language of the earth, where every ripple and crack is a word in a much older conversation.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dreamtime Distribution","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50925417365671,"sku":"DSK26064","price":595.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0568\/0001\/8599\/files\/DSK26064-Sarrita_King-2026-Earth_Elements-30x60-1_web2000.jpg?v=1782855016","url":"https:\/\/sarritaking.art\/products\/sarrita-king-earth-elements-2026-30x60cm-2","provider":"Sarrita King Art","version":"1.0","type":"link"}