Catholic Influences on Norval Morrisseau (Part III)

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- 1970's PERIOD-
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© 1970s Norval Morrisseau
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"I have always been attracted to religious paintings, but only the ones that had that mystical or supernatural quality in them, especially Saint Teresa by Bernini. Just looking at Saint Teresa I get some kind of vibrations from it. I can close my eyes and feel them. That's great art, and it brings on that tingling sexual feeling. Other saints, like Saint Sebastian, do that as well. But the Christ figure was always the one that was dominant for me.That's why I say that Christ to me is still the greatest shaman, and that is why some religious visions are so complex, and so very hard to explain to people. So whenever you are looking at my pictures, you are looking at my visions, whatever they may be."
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Norval Morrisseau
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Blog Master's comment:
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"The painting presented herein is very similar in content and composition to the painting presented on the Canada Post Corporation's postage stamp "Virgin Mary with Christ Child and St. John the Baptist", 40"x32", © 1973 Norval Morrisseau /Collection of the Department of Indian and Northern Affairs, Indian Art Centre/
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Reference posting: IN MEMORIAM: NORVAL MORRISSEAU.
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* The painting in this posting: "Title not known", © c. 1970s Norval Morrisseau /Private Collection/