Arlperre is een gebied bij Utopia met een enorm moeras en een poel die ongeveer elke zeven jaar volloopt, wanneer de Sandover River het gebied overstroomt. Een goed verborgen permanente bron zorgt voor een watervoorraad tijdens hevige droogte. Dit doek toont de Melkweg Droom die het land van Angelina doorkruist. <BR> <BR> Angelina moet zorg dragen (custodial responsibility) voor de Anookitja Bush Pruim die na de regen snel verrot. Deze eigenschappen naast de hoge voedingswaarde maakt het een zeer kwetsbare plant in een droog klimaat. De nuance in kleurstelling in haar lwerk met stippen geeft de rijpheid en de eetbaarheid van de vrucht aan. <BR> <BR> In 1977 a female art-advisor arrived in Utopia, who taught the women to paint batiks. Very soon the women made beautiful batiks with traditional patterns which were internationally recognised within ten years. The men regarded this as a women's job. But with the arrival of a male art-advisor in 1988 and the introduction of canvas and acrylic paint, the men became more motivated to paint. Acrylic paint is an obvious choice in the desert as the artists paint in the open air and acrylic paint dries quickly whereas oil paint dries too slow and would soon obtain too much dust and dirt.<BR> Nowadays, almost without exception, all Utopia Aborigines paint their Dreamings with acrylic paint on canvas and linen. Besides that, they also carve wooden sculptures which are painted and they still make beautiful batiks.<BR> The main theme in the paintings trom Utopia is the strong bond that the Aborigines have with their country. Men paint the "Songlines": the roads that the mythological ancestors travelled when they gave the world her shape. Traditionally you will find in these paintings concentric circles and connecting lines so that the artworks look like topographical maps. Subjects of the paintings of the female artists are the land, personal Dreamings and the gathering and preparing of food. Many female artists are becoming well-known as contemporary artists with an innovative way of painting. They experiment with colours, shapes and techniques.<BR> Utopian art has been shown on various solo exhibitions in Australia as well as in Asia, Europe and the U.S.A.