Wednesday, November 23, 2011

Beautiful faces from long ago!







Hello, time to post again! Welcome to The Collection of Indigenous American Art. When I start to select the images for a display I do not look for perfect complete pictures, instead I look for beautiful features of a human face and a pleasing abstract composition in the overall work. These images do remind me of Abstract Expressionism. Please do remember that most of these prints are engraved on fossil stones of one type or another. The basic design is largely that of some creature that existed many millennium ago. This fact does give each print a unique identity. Many of the stones have other carving as well. This may create another separate art work, such as a picture that has nothing to do with the graphic image. There are also Effigy stones that are sculpture in the round, these usually reflect a human or animal motif.

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