Posts Tagged ‘first nations’

Artist of the moment……..Marvin Oliver

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Marvin Oliver is a wonderful First Nations artist. Marvin Oliver was born in

Oliver has heritage of the Quinalt and the Isleta- Pueblo.

The artist works in many mediums including wood, printmaking, helmets, masks, and totems.

The artist has taught the collegiate level at the University of Washington at Seattle,  and the University of Alaska at Ketchikan.

 

In this clip Marvin Oliver talks about a prize winning cast glass work he created for the Indian Art Fair of 2013:

Below a link to the website of Marvin Oliver:

http://www.marvinoliver.com

price range information: Works range from prints starting at $3,000 to original cast glass works which reach $20,000.

The artist has created many public sized works for locations in Japan, the United States, and Canada.

What a great artist who is highly talented but also shares his process and techniques with the artists of the future. Fantastic!

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Artist of the moment…….Wayne Price

{ December 6, 2014 @ 4:14 pm } · { Uncategorized }
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Wayne Price is a First Nations artist representing the Tlingit.

Wayne Price was born in   Price is a master of many mediums and creates totem poles, masks, hats, jewelry, and canoes.

In this clip Price explains some of his creative process:

In this clip the artist shares with us how to make a fantastic canoe:

Price is now based out of Haines, Alaska. He helps to direct young people to the exciting world of art.

Price range information: Sorry none available.

Below a link to the website of Wayne Price:

http://silvercloudart.com/home

This  is a very skilled artist capable of expressing himself using any means necessary.

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Artist of the moment……..Patrick Hunt

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Patrick Hunt comes from family of multiple generations of artists and was born in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada in the year 1966.

Hunt is the grandson of hereditary chief George Hunt.

Having only recently seen First Nations art for the first time its important to see the sculptures and carvings in person. So many considerations are taken into account by the artist when the work is viewed from a position other than straight on. The viewer not only sees the outstanding carving, but when viewed from the sides the viewer is exposed to many geometric shapes and fantastic color.

For most works made by Patrick Hunt he uses a combination of wood, feathers, paint, and horse hair.

Price range information: Sorry none available.

Brother Tom Hunt is also a professional artist.

Of the First Nations artists profiled here he reminds me of Beau Dick, who was a master at carving two faces on one head.

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Artist of the moment……..Beau Dick

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Beau Dick is a fantastic First Nation’s Artist renown for his wonderful mask carvings. Beau Dick was born in Alert Bay, Vancouver Island, Canada in the year 1955. Dick represents the Kwakwaka’wakw Tribe of the First Nations of Canada.

 

In this clip we view a trailer from a documentary based on the artist:

Though many mask carvers are featured here, Dick is my favorite because of the emotional feeling he has infused into his art. Much of the First Nations masks are stoic, representing the heritage of their culture. Dick’s masks feature the same characters as other artists, but the characters are seen showing emotions of sorrow, distress, or happiness. This added element of life makes his work my favorite!

Price range information: Sorry none available.

The artist comes from yet another wonderful artistic family. His father, Ben Dick, was a renown carver. Ben has set the record for the largest ever carving producing a 173 totem pole to celebrate Canada’s centennial anniversary.

His grandfather James Dick was also a carver.

In this clip a gallery owner talks about this very artistic family:

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Artist of the moment……..Kelly Robinson…….2,000 posts!

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Kelly Robinson is a young Canadian artist representing the Nuxalk nation. Kelly Robinson was born in Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada in the year 1981. The artist is a prolific carver and jewelry maker.

Kelly Robinson attended the Native Education College located in Vancouver, British Columbia where he studied jewelry making.

Price range information: Works range from $250 to $5,000. Small pendants and jewelry items can be found for a few hundred dollars. The wooden carved masks are on the upper end of his price range.

His family heritage reflects both the Nuxalk and Nuu-chah-nulth nations.

The artist was motivated and inspired to be an artist by his uncle, Alvin Mack, a world renown master carver and also a jewelry artist.

The artist is excited to be at the beginning of what looks to be a great artistic career. He is thankful for the help and knowledge that is available to him. A very gracious and humble artist whose best years are definitely ahead of him! He began as a painter, but now makes a lot of jewelry using the graphic design. It will be interesting to see what mediums he learns next!

This entry is post number 2,000! I look forward to the next 1,000 posts and hope we can continue learning a great deal.

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Artist of the moment…….Northwest Coast artist Jason Hunt

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Jason Hunt comes from a long line of artists and was born in Victoria, British Columbia in the year 1973. Jason Hunt represents the Kwakwaka’wakw tribe. Hunt is a graphic artist and carves masks and totem poles.

For his collegiate education the artist attended Camosun College located in Victoria, British Columbia where he studied business administration. During a college summer break he went to visit his artist father, Stan Hunt. It was during this time that he decided to give carving a try. He enjoyed and has been carving and learning as much from his father as he can.

Below an example of his father, Stan Hunt’s, style of art.

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In this clip a brief interview with Jason Hunt: