Thursday, December 9, 2010

Great Anishinaabe/Woodland Artists (Part XIV)

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Clemence Wescoupe (b. 1951)-


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"Spiritual Journey", © Clemence Wescoupe
/Click on image to Enlarge/
~ Photography by Northern Art Impressions Inc.
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Clemence Wescoupe (Salteaux) was born in 1951 on the Long Plains Indian Reserve in Southern Manitoba. He began to paint in 1971 and immediately achieved national recognition with his simplicity of line and startling use of colour and space. He began to study the work of Jackson Beardy (Cree) and was also influenced by Benjamin Chee Chee & Norval Morrisseau (both Ojibway). As his style developed, he attained a sensitive command of negative space. Clemence Wescoupe's art is full of sensitivity and power, much concerned with animal spirits, spiritual guardianship and shamanic transformations, yet many of its images are familiar and its appeal is immediate and profound. Clemence Wescoupe through his great talent and unique style has inspired many artists and instilled wonder in many art collectors.
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>>> Reference posts:
- Great Anishinaabe/Woodland Artists (Part I) /Carl Ray/ - Great Anishinaabe/Woodland Artists (Part II) /Daphne Odjig/ - Great Anishinaabe/Woodland Artists (Part III) /Benjamin Chee Chee/
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Great Anishinaabe/Woodland Artists (Part IV) /Jackson Beardy/ - Great Anishinaabe/Woodland Artists (Part V) /Joshim Kakegamic/ - Great Anishinaabe/Woodland Artists (Part VI) /Roy Thomas/ - Great Anishinaabe/Woodland Artists (Part VII) /Arthur Shilling/ - Great Anishinaabe/Woodland Artists (Part VIII) /Alex Janvier/ - Great Anishinaabe/Woodland Artists (Part IX) /Eddy Cobiness/ - Great Anishinaabe/Woodland Artists (Part X) /Martin Panamick/ - Great Anishinaabe/Woodland Artists (Part XI) /James A. Simon - MISHIBINIJIMA/,
- Great Anishinaabe/Woodland Artists (Part XII) /Carl Beam/,
- Great Anishinaabe/Woodland Artists (Part XIII) /Norman Knott/ &
- Red Lake Woodland Arts Festival: A Tribute to Norval Morrisseau and the Woodland Artists in 6 DAYS!.- -

* The artwork in this post: "Beaver", © Norman Knott ; Photography by Northern Art Impressions Inc.

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