The Indian Group of 7 Woodland school.key
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The Indian Group of 7 Woodland school.key
The Indian Group of 7 Woodland School of Painting The Indian Group of 7 • Name given to a group of Aboriginals who organized the “Professional National Indian Organization” in 1973 • A reporter named Gary Scherbain named them Aboriginal Art • As early as 1963 Norval Morrisseau received attention among the art world’s “who’s who” for his paintings of Native legends Numbers in 1973 • An exhibition called “Treaty Numbers 23, 287,1171” caught the public eye • The show brought Aboriginal art to the forefront and let everyone know, it really is ART! • Daphne Odjig, Jackson Beardy, and Alex Janvier were the exhibiting artists The Indian Group of 7 Alex Janvier Jackson Beardy Daphne Odjig Joe Sanchez Carl Ray Eddy Cobiness Norval Morrisseau The Meeting • They met in Daphne’s home to organize a group that would help up and coming Aboriginal artists • The group was funded by Indian Affairs (a branch of the Federal Government) • It was called The Professional National Indian Artists Incorporation The Exhibitions • #1 The Winnipeg Art Gallery • #2 The Wallach Gallery in Ottawa • #3 A show in Vancouver • #4 The Dominion Gallery in Montreal 1975 Schrieber Island 1970 Recreation Myth Carl Ray • Carl Ray and Daphne Odjig taught art in an art school on the island • Influencing another generation of Aboriginal Artists The Debate • The PNIA group was vital to the advancement of Aboriginal art • Prior to the group, Aboriginal art was relegated to the “pre-historic” section of museums. • After PNIA Aboriginal art began to be considered “mainstream” 3 Main Schools of Canadian Aboriginal Art • Inuit Art (north) • West Coast Art (west) • Woodlands School of Art (central to east) The Woodland School • The Woodland School encompasses many tribes that ran from the tree line up north to the MacKenzie River, the Great Lakes, the Mississippi River, the Gulf forests to the Atlantic Ocean. • A very large area The Woodland School Symbolism • Reference to prehistoric traditions • The snake, the carnivore, the birds • There are more contemporary images but still, the prehistoric symbols are very common The Woodland School Symbolism • Transformation-from man to animal or the reverse • Simultaneity (both animal and man at the same time) • Spiritual interaction or fighting between man and animal The Style • Images were stylized • Confusion between the main figure and the background (blending of positive and negative space) • Often very colourful or an earth tone pallet • A black outline defined the shapes The Woodland School Influence Shirley Cheechoo Leland Bell • The success of the Woodland School artists was felt very dramatically on Manitoulin Island (Daphne Odjig’s home) • In 1966 Tom Peletier started a summer arts school for Ojibwe children • It was called the Manitou Arts Foundation • Many famous artists came from this program (Shirley Cheechoo, Randolph Trudau, Leland Bell, Martin Panamick, Blake Debassige) Manitoulin Island Alex Janvier Lubicon Cookout Evening Composition #1 Morning Star Alex Janvier Flowing Spirit Where the Big Fish Live Kuwjs Alex Janvier Flower Song Steno’ Deh Arise My People Christmas 2005 World Drum Daphne Odjig Pow Wow Dancer Devotion In Search of Wonder Eagle Dancer Vision New Love Learning-Grandfather Series Daphne Odjig Norval Morrisseau Get Ready to Create!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!