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back to the roots: the mighty have fallen
The totem poles of the Pacific were designed to vanish into the earth. Its an art that knew how to live, and then it knew how to die….Quanah Parker was most notorious for his teachings about spirituality of the Native … Continue reading →
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Tagged barnett newman, bruce kirkby, Carl Jung, edward malin, edward s. curtis, emily carr, first nations art, george f. macdonald, haida totem pole, henry hunt carver, John D. Graham, marius barbeau, marjorie m. halpin, New York School, quanah parker, s.c. gwynne, totem pole carving, totem poles, wolfgang paalen
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totem: tyranny of appearances
They were conceived to vanish into the earth. The totem poles of the Pacific, from Vancouver island to Alaska, standing on the edge of cedar forests staring out to the sea, were an art that knew how to live, and … Continue reading →
Posted in Art History/Antiquity/Anthropology, Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion, Modern Arts/Craft
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Tagged Andre Breton, barnett newman, bill reid, Clement Greenberg, edward malin, edward s. curtis, george f. macdonald, gordon miller totem poles, haida totem pole, henry hunt carver, Lascaux Cave, Mark Rothko, stanley c. hunt, Thor Heyerdahl, totem pole carving
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totem: live and let die
It is an art that knew how to live, and equally, and art that knows how to die. The totem poles of the Pacific are vanishing into the earth. The last totem poles stand on deserted beaches on the edge … Continue reading →
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Tagged Andre Breton, barnett newman, berkhamsted totem pole, bruce kirkby, charles frederick newcombe, edward s. curtis, george nelson quatsino artist, Haida pole, haida totem pole, Henri Matisse, henry hunt carver, Max Ernst, mungo martin carver, nelson rockefeller, Pablo Picasso, Paul Gauguin, Peggy Guggenheim, tony hunt carver, totem sculptures
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