D'Lan Contemporary
Timothy Cook
Australia
Born in 1958 on Melville Island, off the coast of Darwin, celebrated Tiwi artist Timothy Cook has developed his practice for over 30 years, creating paintings, prints and carvings at Jilamara Arts and Craft in Milikapiti since the late 1990s.
Cook draws inspiration from parlingarri jilamara, or ancestral designs, passed down through generations. These intricate motifs, a fusion of kurluwukari (circles), pwanga (dots), and marlipinyini (lines), reflect the complex visual language of the Tiwi people. For many years, Cook has focused his attention on the Kulama, a sacred symbol of the Tiwi initiation ceremony. The circles in his work symbolize the moon, yam and ritual circles of the Kulama ceremony, the pwanga (dots) reflect the japalinga (stars).
Cook's work, painted exclusively with locally sourced ochres, is highly sought after by Australian and international collectors. Cook won the prestigious NATSIAA in 2012 and his work is held in major Australian and international institutions.
Artworks By Timothy Cook
D'Lan Contemporary
Tutini – Pukumani Pole (Carving by Patrick Freddy Puruntatameri), 2024
Timothy Cook
locally sourced ochres on ironwood
226cm
x 14cm
$AUD 22,000
D'Lan Contemporary
Tutini – Pukumani Pole (Carving by Patrick Freddy Puruntatameri), 2024
Timothy Cook
locally sourced ochres on ironwood
290cm
x 15cm
$AUD 24,000
D'Lan Contemporary
Tutini – Pukumani Pole (Carving by Patrick Freddy Puruntatameri), 2019
Timothy Cook
locally sourced ochres on ironwood
210cm
x 31cm
$AUD 20,000
D'Lan Contemporary
Tutini – Pukumani Pole (Carving by Patrick Freddy Puruntatameri), 2020
Timothy Cook
locally sourced ochres on ironwood
238cm
x 27cm
$AUD 22,000
D'Lan Contemporary
Tutini – Pukumani Pole (Carving by Patrick Freddy Puruntatameri), 2020
Timothy Cook
locally sourced ochres on ironwood
204cm
x 28cm
x 19cm
$AUD 20,000
D'Lan Contemporary
Kulama, 2024
Timothy Cook
locally sourced ochres on linen
200cm
x 150cm
$AUD 24,000
D'Lan Contemporary
Kulama, 2023
Timothy Cook
locally sourced ochres on stringybark
102cm
x 83cm
$AUD 12,000
D'Lan Contemporary
Kulama, 2024
Timothy Cook
locally sourced ochres on linen
150cm
x 200cm
$AUD 24,000
D'Lan Contemporary
Kulama, 2013
Timothy Cook
locally sourced ochres on linen
120cm
x 90cm
$AUD 12,000
D'Lan Contemporary
Kulama, 2013
Timothy Cook
locally sourced ochres on linen
120cm
x 90cm
$AUD 12,000
D'Lan Contemporary
Kulama, 2013
Timothy Cook
locally sourced ochres on linen
120cm
x 90cm
$AUD 12,000
D'Lan Contemporary
Kulama, 2023
Timothy Cook
locally sourced ochres on stringybark
120.5cm
x 59cm
$AUD 12,000
D'Lan Contemporary
Kulama, 2023
Timothy Cook
locally sourced ochres on stringybark
120cm
x 70cm
$AUD 12,000
D'Lan Contemporary
Kulama, 2024
Timothy Cook
locally sourced ochres on stringybark
92cm
x 56cm
$AUD 10,000
D'Lan Contemporary
Kulama, 2024
Timothy Cook
locally sourced ochres on stringybark
136cm
x 90cm
$AUD 14,000
D'Lan Contemporary
Kulama, 2024
Timothy Cook
locally sourced ochres on stringybark
118cm
x 92cm
$AUD 12,000
D'Lan Contemporary
Kulama, 2023
Timothy Cook
locally sourced ochres on stringybark
102cm
x 52cm
$AUD 10,000
D'Lan Contemporary
Kulama, 2023
Timothy Cook
locally sourced ochres on stringybark
107cm
x 67cm
$AUD 12,000