Kay Baker b. c.1950
Minyma Malilu by Kay Baker, 2023
60 x 90 cm
23 5/8 x 35 3/8 inches
23 5/8 x 35 3/8 inches
acrylic on Belgian linen
TIAA-KB202305
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Kay Baker paints the big and important story of Minyma Malilu. The story tells of Malilu, an elderly spiritual ancestor who sought to stop her daughter from marrying 'the wrong...
Kay Baker paints the big and important story of Minyma Malilu. The story tells of Malilu, an elderly spiritual ancestor who sought to stop her daughter from marrying "the wrong man". Kay paints the cave where Malilu lived until her death. Kay includes iconography in her paintings showing the waterways that passed through the cave and the various types of bush tucker Malilu survived on. Kay paints with heavy and textural paint application, often in rich, earthy colours.
