Salish Bracelet - Limited Edition Print
Salish Bracelet - Limited Edition Print
24" x 9" Edition of 100
"Coast Salish bracelets, collected only in the 18th and 19th centuries, were made of goat horn. Most of these bracelets had what some scholars believed to be decorative, non-representational designs. As a contemporary Coast Salish artist, it it my contention that these designs were an ambiguous and abstract way of visually expressing the Coast Salish world view. For this reason, in the center of this design, I have placed two ambiguous, visually vague faces, which are flanked by abstract, "decorative" designs. These aesthetic principles are not mere aesthetic principles... they are actual principles to live by in lIFe. These motifs are not mere motifs... they are actual cultural beliefs to live by in lIFe. These designs are not mere designs... they are actual cultural interpretations of the grand designs of the cosmos."
--lessLIE
lessLIE
CULTURAL GROUP:
Coast Salish (Cowichan)
BORN:
September 27, 1973
BIRTHPLACE:
Duncan, BC
lessLIE began studying Coast Salish art in 1995 while working on his Bachelor of Arts degree in First Nations Studies at Malaspina University-College. He is currently working on his Masters of Arts within the Interdisciplinary Studies Program at the University of Victoria. His main influence has been Susan Point, but he was first encouraged and inspired by his cousin, Joe Wilson. Other immediate influences include Manual Salazar, Maynard Johnny Jr, Shaun Peterson, and Luke Marston.
