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Linygurra (Crocodile) on linen – Maxine Charlie

Linygurra (Crocodile) on 100% linen by Maxine Charlie

Lengths of handprinted screen printed fabric on 100% linen 137cm wide

The base fabric is black and is a two-colour print with pale green and green coloured details.

Maxine Charlie is a Yawuru and Bunuba artist based in Broome. She is inspired by the connection and cultural significance between the bundurr-bundurr (pindan land) and the nagula (sea) country.

Linygurra shows the patterns on the skin of the crocodile. Maxine explains that crocodiles are a relatively new visitor to her home town and they continue to move further and further south in their travels. She is passionate about crocodile education and making people more aware and respectful of their presence.

Name: Maxine Anne Charlie


Language: Bunuba, Yawuru


Community: Broome


Biography:

Yawuru / Bunuba artist from the Kimberley region of Western Australia, Maxine is inspired by the connections and cultural significance between the land and sea country. 

Maxine is an artist working at the Nagula Jarndu (Saltwater  Woman) Women’s Art & Resource Centre.

Maxine‘s current body of work consists of crocodile skin motif, local flora and fauna. She uses hand/block/lino printing and digital screen printing on paper and fabric, layering colours and textures to produce beautiful and unique art.

 


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