Good Luck - Framed Limited Edition Print

Name: Good Luck - Framed Limited Edition Print
Brand: Susan Point
Price: 3000.0 CAD
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Good Luck - Framed Limited Edition Print

Susan Point

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32" x 32" x 2" Framed

2000

Edition 19/30

Reduction Woodcut Print

Original frame. Condition as is. Price reflects only the art.

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"In First Nations tradition, the salmon, once so abundant off the West Coast, is believed to be the giver of life. As indicators of wealth, and the cycle of life, the fish are usually carved in pairs for good luck. As the salmon are now threatened, we as a society are only now realizing how lucky we are that they have survived this long. This image, titled Good Luck, illustrates traditional Salish carving style. Although it is an original Susan Point design, it is highly classical in nature.

Perhaps more than any other artistic method, the process of creating a reduction woodcut such as this one is as fascinating as the final outcome and requires a bit of luck on the part of the carver. In Good Luck, the full circle in the spindle whorl was printed first in a light tone of red. The central area between the two salmon, in this instance, was then carved away, and what remained was printed in a slightly darker shade of red. Finally, all the elements within the two salmon were removed, and the last uncarved areas were printed using a third, darker shade of red. For each colour, the wood plate is inked on the surface, revealing a relied image or texture. Any of the cuts, gouge marks, or indentations from the carving process do not appear. Because each previous level is destroyed by the next, there is no chance to go back and make corrections in this process."

- Wyatt, Gary, et al. Susan Point: Coast Salish Artist. Douglas & McIntyre, 2000. Pg. 82

Susan Point

CULTURAL GROUP:
Coast Salish

BORN:
April 5, 1952

BIRTHPLACE:
Musqueam Reserve, Vancouver, BC

Susan Point, although primarily self-taught, has received training in wood carving from master carver, John Livingston. She also completed a jewellery course at Vancouver Community College with Jack Leyland. In 1981, she began to study and work in Salish art, especially with jewellery and small sculptures. Susan has been a part of numerous group and solo exhibitions. In 2009, her work was featured in Challenging Traditions: Contemporary First Nations Art of the Northwest Coast at the McMichael Canadian Art Collection in Kleinburg, ON. In 2010, her work was exhibited in Visions of British Columbia: A Landscape Manual at the Vancouver Art Gallery in BC; Coast Salish Nation Carving Gallery, BC; and Pavillion, and in the 2010 Olympic Games in Vancouver, BC. In 1986, she exhibited in New Visions: Serigraphs by Susan Point, Coast Salish Artist, which was organized by the Museum of Anthropology, UBC. Her work has also been featured overseas, including in galleries in Switzerland in 1989 alongside artists Joe David and Lawrence Paul Yuxweluptun.

Susan has been commissioned for many large-scale private and public collections since 1981. In 1993, Susan created various glass, copper, and cedar panels for the Vancouver International Airport, and in 1994 she was commissioned to also carve a 16" diameter red cedar spindle whorl titled Flight. In 2011, she carved a housepost titled Rebirth for the Vancouver Art Gallery, BC, and that year she also carved a red cedar Welcome Figure for Douglas College in New Wesminster, BC. Many of her pieces are featured throughout the city of Vancouver, at the Vancouver International Airport, and at UBC's Museum of Anthropology.

Since the early 1990s, Susan has received numerous awards that recognize her great artistic abilities and achievements. In March of 2004, she was appointed to the Royal Canadian Academy, and in 2006 she was awarded the Order of Canada. In 2007, she received a BC Creative Achievement Award for Aboriginal Art. Susan has been awarded Honorary Doctorates in Fine Arts from Emily Carr College of Art and Design (2008), Simon Fraser University (2008), and the University of British Columbia (2009). Susan has works in private and corporate collections in over 20 countries.

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