Jun. 18, 2013 at 3:30pm with 3 notes
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Charlie Jame Bear and Thunderbird Copper Totem, 1930

Charlie Jame

Bear and Thunderbird Copper Totem, 1930

(Source: mayberryfineart.com)

Jun. 17, 2013 at 3:31pm with 4 notes
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The problem with looking at aboriginal art is that it’s seen through the canon of European discourse. We have to change the way we look at aboriginal art. I am happy to see historical Haida art along with Robert Davidson and Brian Jungen. They have to be seen as historical art and contemporary art. It’s a continuum; it’s a different art history.
— Steven Loft

(Source: canadianart.ca)

1:40pm with 2 notes
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Unknown artist (Quebec) Crucifix, 19th century

Unknown artist (Quebec)

Crucifix, 19th century

(Source: images.rom.on.ca)

Jun. 16, 2013 at 5:20pm with 3 notes
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Peter Pitseolak Tattooed Woman, 1975

Peter Pitseolak

Tattooed Woman, 1975

1:40pm with 2 notes
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Wanda Koop, Green Zone (Brilliant Orange, White Interference), 2006 ~ “I don’t really work on paintings as such; I’ve always worked in a series, or a continuum of ideas and thoughts.”

Wanda Koop,

Green Zone (Brilliant Orange, White Interference), 2006

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“I don’t really work on paintings as such; I’ve always worked in a series, or a continuum of ideas and thoughts.”

(Source: consignor.ca)

Jun. 15, 2013 at 5:20pm with 3 notes
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Papiara Tukiki Crossing the Tundra, 2012 ~ “I enjoy drawing animals and I’m amazed at how they survive up here in the north. Without them, my family would never have survived. I also draw people camping because I am reminded of old times when we lived on the land. Those were good times.”

Papiara Tukiki

Crossing the Tundra, 2012

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“I enjoy drawing animals and I’m amazed at how they survive up here in the north. Without them, my family would never have survived. I also draw people camping because I am reminded of old times when we lived on the land. Those were good times.”

(Source: spiritwrestler.com)

1:40pm with 6 notes
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Aoudla Pudlat 

Bird of the Ice Floe, 1981

Dancing Bird, 1981

Fantasy Canada Goose, 1981-1982

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Aoudla Pudlat is an Inuit artist from Baker Lake known for his stylized images of birds.

Jun. 14, 2013 at 5:20pm with 7 notes
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Tim Pitsiulak Arvik Amuasijartuq (Bowhead in Amautik), 2012 ~ “I am a hunter and I know the land and animals of the north. I am particularly inspired by the bowhead whale, because nobody really knows much about them. My inspiration to be an artist comes from my aunt, Kenojuak Ashevak, because she is the oldest and the best.”

Tim Pitsiulak

Arvik Amuasijartuq (Bowhead in Amautik), 2012

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“I am a hunter and I know the land and animals of the north. I am particularly inspired by the bowhead whale, because nobody really knows much about them. My inspiration to be an artist comes from my aunt, Kenojuak Ashevak, because she is the oldest and the best.”

(Source: spiritwrestler.com)

1:40pm with 9 notes
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Unknown Anishinaabe artist Necklace with Bear Claws, c. late 19th-early 20th century ~ This necklace was worn by Tekahionwake (called Miss E. Pauline Johnson in English), an English/Mohawk performer and writer from the Six Nations Indian Reserve outside Brantford, Ontario.

Unknown Anishinaabe artist

Necklace with Bear Claws, c. late 19th-early 20th century

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This necklace was worn by Tekahionwake (called Miss E. Pauline Johnson in English), an English/Mohawk performer and writer from the Six Nations Indian Reserve outside Brantford, Ontario.

(Source: images.rom.on.ca)

12:12am with 5 notes
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Me with my portrait, painted by the awesome Pat Shea of Kingston for the Kingston Portrait Competition.

Me with my portrait, painted by the awesome Pat Shea of Kingston for the Kingston Portrait Competition.