Minu Freitag Sculpture: Maus

We are proud to represent these unique creations from Minu Freitag, Wellington.

Meet Maus! This sculpture is hand-crafted from recycled paper mache, and painted with fluid acrylics. Each piece is one of a kind, signed and dated. There are only 6 Maus in existence and this is Maus 4/6.

Paper mache sculpture – Acrylics on recycled paper

Size (approx.) 20 cm x 12 cm x 8 cm (height x width x depth)

"Maus—German for Mouse—appeared first in my sketchbook, demanding to have its portrait painted. I obliged and went to work. The painting was followed by a diorama and finally this limited edition".

Minu Freitag is a New Zealand-based artist and writer. Trained as an architect and multimedia producer, she has worn many hats in the creative industries, but found her creative home as a toymaker, illustrator and writer. Drawing from her experience in commercial design and architecture in Germany, Minu Freitag now lives and works as an independent artist and maker in New Zealand. She sells her artwork, limited edition prints and plush objects in selected galleries and online.

Minu’s often anthropomorphic characters and scenes seem to emerge from forgotten tales of lonely wanderers, fantastical creatures, and woodland spirits. Her creations are caught in a juxtaposition between light and dark, melancholy and hope—shifting their shapes, revealing inner worlds, or living in symbioses with other beings.

This sculpture is handmade in Aotearoa New Zealand