CANS 315 Chapter Notes - Chapter 11/03: Daphne Odjig
13 Dec 2015
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11/03 houle, odjig: a pictorial style in transition. Daphne odjig, potawatomi painted, given eagle feather from reserve chief to signify artist warrior status. Idea that painting can b medicine (totally absent from western/modernist art) Art that deals w pain/oppression w/out projecting victimhood, rather transition/reconciliation. But o is a little more somber in style than morisseau. Has become matricial sentinel for many other artists. Tells indg story w dignity in hope of furthering decolonization. Themes of transition present in o"s art hav b/come key part of indg identities. As o"s art b/comes more known, so too will the history of the anishinaabe.
