Raven Rescues the Sun and Elements - Limited Edition Print
Raven Rescues the Sun and Elements - Limited Edition Print
23" x 22"
Edition of 150.
ƒ??There is a Northern legend about Raven stealing the sun, however one of the versions from the West Coast is that Raven rescued the sun. The world was in darkness because a powerful chief kept the sun in a box. Raven and the other creatures with daylight habits were tired of not being able to find their homes or food to eat. Raven, who was white at this time, came up with a scheme to release the sun from the chiefƒ??s house. As he flew through the smokehouse with the sun in his beak, he became black. With the rescue of the sun he restored life to the earth and revitalized the elements such as the clouds, rain and water. After the rain and sun were restored, a rainbow appeared. This print is the first in a series of four related West Coast stories involving rainbows.ƒ?�
- Art Thompson
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Art Thompson
CULTURAL GROUP:
Nuu-chah-nulth (Ditidaht)
BORN:
1948 (d. 2003)
BIRTHPLACE:
Nitinaht Village of Whyac, BC
Art Thompson was largely a self-taught artist, but he did study with Nuu-chah-nulth artists Ron Hamilton and Joe David. From 1978 to 1981, he carved with Duane Pasco. Art studied commercial art at Camosun College in Victoria, BC, as well as at the Vancouver School of Art. He was greatly influenced by artists at the Gitanmaax School of Northwest Coast Indian Art at 'Ksan in Hazelton, BC. Art produced many works including silkscreen prints, masks, totem poles, jewellery, bentwood boxes, and ceremonial puppets. His media included silver and gold, wood, deer hide, acrylic paint, and pastels. Sea creatures were one of his favourite subjects, and many of his print images were drawn from drum heads. The design Our Beginnings was created as the logo for the 1997 North American Indigenous Games. He is considered to be one of the great Nuu-chah-nulth artists of the 20th century. Art passed away in 2003.
