Comments on: Aboriginal Artists Defying Expectations (Cathy Mattes) http://canadiandimension.com/articles/2007/01/12/851/ Mon, 13 Oct 2008 08:41:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Jason Baerg http://canadiandimension.com/articles/2007/01/12/851/#comment-76789 Jason Baerg Tue, 16 Jan 2007 15:10:12 +0000 http://canadiandimension.com/articles/2007/01/12/851/#comment-76789 <p>Great article Cathy ~</p> <p>Thank you for clearly illustrating so many pertinent issues about culture, ethnicity, conformity and creativity. You raise some provoking questions worth investigating about art practitioners and their purpose in society at writ; whom do they speak for and how does their work reference their audiences? Are artists as much to blame for the stereotypes they create and are they in charge of breaking the models to provide new horizons for aesthetics, thought and politic? I really think that it is exciting / challenging times for Aboriginal artists to step away from expectations to respectfully present the culturally unexpected … Very liberating …</p> Great article Cathy ~

Thank you for clearly illustrating so many pertinent issues about culture, ethnicity, conformity and creativity. You raise some provoking questions worth investigating about art practitioners and their purpose in society at writ; whom do they speak for and how does their work reference their audiences? Are artists as much to blame for the stereotypes they create and are they in charge of breaking the models to provide new horizons for aesthetics, thought and politic?
I really think that it is exciting / challenging times for Aboriginal artists to step away from expectations to respectfully present the culturally unexpected … Very liberating …

]]> By: Jay River http://canadiandimension.com/articles/2007/01/12/851/#comment-76023 Jay River Sat, 13 Jan 2007 23:42:50 +0000 http://canadiandimension.com/articles/2007/01/12/851/#comment-76023 <p>There is a new Edward Curtis documentary, The Indian Picture Opera. Its quite interesting. I found it on Amazon. This goes way beneath the surface of just looking at his photos.</p> There is a new Edward Curtis documentary, The Indian Picture Opera. Its quite interesting. I found it on Amazon. This goes way beneath the surface of just looking at his photos.

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