Mamu
Isaac CHEREL: artist
“This Mamu, he's not like a man. He lives around here, over the other side of the hill country. He's got hooks that if he gets you, he'll guts you out.” Isaac Cherel paints the mamu that hunt around his Gooniyandi country on Fossil downs. He depicts the mamu who hide in the hills, they have long ears so they can hear people from a long way away and they watch people as they move around their country. Isaac Cherel paints in a style that reflects the tribal body paint symbols used for men’s ceremony. He celebrates the creatures of his country and culture and their cheeky ways.
Title
Mamu
Artist/Maker and role
Isaac CHEREL: artist
Date
2018
Medium
acrylic paint on canvas (Diptych)
Measurements
two parts: 89.5 x 88.5 cm (each)
89.5 x 177.0 cm ( overall)
89.5 x 177.0 cm ( overall)
Credit line
Purchased through The Art Gallery of Western Australia Foundation: COVID-19 Arts Stimulus Package, 2020
© Isaac Cherel / Copyright Agency Ltd
The State Art Collection, The Art Gallery of Western Australia
Accession number
2020/0301.a-b