Nikita Fitzpatrick - Original
'Totems Speaking'
Acrylic on canvas and posca pens.
50cm x 60cm
I use the oceans floor as a safe place for me to connect and think. I imagine swimming amongst the Yarwan (mantaray) and they teaching me how to navigate through life. The knowledge and protection that guides me and my family this totem is a gift from the ancestors. I believe moving with the waters brings more peacefulness.
Nikita Newley
‘Yellow Happiness’
2020
Acrylic on Canvas:
(H) 970mm (W) 730mm
$1200
Intuitive painting based around the happier moments of my life and memories that I’ve shared and made. The journeys I had been on in the pass and recent times that a very significant to me that I hold close to my heart have kept me going throughout life to lead me where I am today. Each dot is an emotion, each line is a path, each circle is a meeting place, each colour tone is stages of joy. The 3 images were created around the different areas on the coast. A view from my prospective. Earthy tones and abstract placement and touches of colour. The importance of connection to land is captured form a birds eye view, the intention behind these digital prints is to show case the beauty of the Sunshine Coast in a contemporary Indigenous way.
Nikita Newley
‘Ocean’
13’x17”
Digital print on canvas
$200
Ocean was created around the different areas on the coast. A view from my perspective. Earthy tones and abstract placement and touches of colour. The importance of connection to land is captured form a birds eye view, the intention behind these digital prints is to show case the beauty of the Sunshine Coast in a contemporary Indigenous way.
Nikita Newley
‘Dam Walls’
13’x13”
Digital print on canvas
$175
Dam Walls was created around the different areas on the coast. A view from my perspective. Earthy tones and abstract placement and touches of colour. The importance of connection to land is captured form a birds eye view, the intention behind these digital prints is to show case the beauty of the Sunshine Coast in a contemporary Indigenous way.
Nikita Newley
‘Forest’
13’x13”
Digital print on canvas
$175
Forest was created around the different areas on the coast. A view from my perspective. Earthy tones and abstract placement and touches of colour. The importance of connection to land is captured form a birds eye view, the intention behind these digital prints is to show case the beauty of the Sunshine Coast in a contemporary Indigenous way.
Nikita Newley
Nikita Newley is a second-generation self-taught indigenous artist with a contemporary twist and culture influence. Nikita mainly creates on canvas with acrylic but also loves to brunch out and design on most paintable surfaces.
Nikita’s connection to culture is powerful and respectful, bringing stories to life with bright colours and a different perspective from her indigenous backgrounds. Nikita comes from a multicultural family, her background consists of Aboriginal, and Torres Strait Islander mixed with South Sea, European and also Malaysian. Her art overflows with emotions and feelings that come from the soul.
When creating space and pieces of her art Nikita finds out who her buyers are first and then forming that connection of knowing who is painting for. Nikita holds pride in customising each artwork to tailor to the buyers individual needs.
Storytelling through art by keep the communities connected to culture and sharing history is one of Nikita’s many passions and using this through helps heal her trauma.
Nikita Newley