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GETALAI (CRAB) – 1 OF 3

This print is based on outside fire that we like to roast crabs (Getalai). The orange stands for cooked crabs and black is badly burnt steamed crabs.

This print its about walking through the back tracks in the village with all the little short cuts to get to places and all you could see if are all the thongs marks if someone was recently walking through the back tracks as well. Backtracks are where all the people sometimes walk through to get to places faster or if they live a long way from where they need to get to.

Art Centre notes:

The artwork is a unique state print, or monotype, printed on BFK Rives paper (100% cotton rag with strong archival properties).  

Paper size: 80 x 60 

Artist: Paula Savage

Printer: Dian Darmansjah

Printed: Moa Arts 2021

 

Categories: Moa Arts

Name: Paula Savage


Language: Kala Lagaw Ya, Creole


Community: Kubin


Biography:

My name is Paula Savage, I'm from Kubin Community Moa Island in the near western cluster of islands in the Torres Strait. I was born here on Moa Island and am a resident in the community.

I come from the Serganilgal clan group from the village of Dabu on Moa Island, and the Kaurareg Nation of Muralag and Kiriri. 

Art was my interest from such a young age and during high school I studied visual arts and commercial arts.

After leaving school I pursued other job careers, in early 2017 I became a member of Ngalmun Lagau Minaral Art Centre (Moa Arts) in Kubin Community to take up my passion for visual arts again.

A lot of my interest in art is in weaving, lino printing, tie-dying, fabric printing, drawing, carving, and jewellery making.

My artworks are based on my cultural heritage, stories in traditional knowledge, techniques and styles and also, I like to express my art based on our everyday lifestyle which we still today practice, our cultural laws and customs.   


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