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contemporary art

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'Black and white' stylized bird image composed of shapes intersected by lines dividing each shape into alternating black and white segments. The head is in profile, the top left is circles within circles, and the hooked beak is on the right. Segmented wing below with circles within a circle at the bottom left. Image is in black outlined rectangle with outlining wider on the left than on the right. Wide black band at the top contains a blue stylized bird which has a profile head facing to the left side, having outstretched wings indicated by four sweeping lines, and three segment tail at the centre to the bottom. Viewed from the side, the word 'art' can be seen in the positive and negative image ? Black band at the bottom contains a red stylized bird which has a profile head facing to the right side, but otherwise the same as the top. Written pencil inscription across the bottom edge reads '1/40 Art & Eagles Lyle Wilson '82'. The print is on a vertically rectangular, deckle edged light white-brown paper stock.

History Of Use

Northwest Coast serigraphs are a contemporary art form, deriving from early 20th century drawings of traditional crest and decorative designs, commissioned by anthropologists and undertaken by artists such as Charles Edenshaw. Residential schools reinforced the medium, while discouraging the use of traditional themes. An important series of traditional designs in coloured pencil and watercolour were done by Mungo Martin for UBC in 1949-50. The 1960's saw the rapid growth of prints, first in unlimited poster editions, and later with the establishment of the Gitanmaax School of Northwest Coast Indian Art at 'Ksan (1967), and of the Northwest Coast Indian Artists Guild (1977), limited edition art runs became the standard. Northwest Coast silkscreen prints are part of the mainstream art market, as well as, functioning within the native context as potlatch gifts, and commemorative prints. Although, there are distinctive regional styles, individual artists may work in several styles, or apply unique themes and variations to specific works.