A subject for thought and meditation

 

I have thought frequently that these art works were far ahead of their time and I have expressed that idea in the post of this blog page. Here I would like say that I think that the age of affordable personal computers has created a time when these images can be easily copied and shared as a true art form. An interested person can copy an image and print that image themselves. Also many office supply centers are offering excellent quality printing at very affordable prices. I live in a small southern town in Arkansas. One of our suppliers is the Office Depot. They specialize in high quality digital printing and at a fair price. They can enlarge an image and in many cases improve the finished work over the original. They also have frames and materials that make quick displays possible. Changing your display weekly creates a focal point in your interior and it makes a wonderful subject for thought and meditation.

Go to the Library!

I have written in past post that I recommend that you spend time in the library reading and researching topics related to indigenous American art. I would reiterate that idea here. This blog is intended to give you a view of my work from week to week. It serves to inform interested individuals that these works do exist! What a wonderful thing Google is, before I had blogger all I could do was stack up the prints and file them away! Now you can make a file and study them at your leisure. I am very interested in what you think about what you see. Maybe in the future there can be a meeting where we can all share our thoughts and ask questions. Until that time arrives, you can reach me at my gmail address.

lmccarty.fa@gmail.com

A womans work is never done!

I want you to understand that I do repeat myself often! I think that it is inevitable that I will have to do that in a blog of this type. So this week I will take the liberty of doing just that as I once again point out that most of the art shown here was created by women. In addition to that truth, I would also add that the best of these works were almost for certain the work of women artist. Life was hard for a woman in the indigenous society. Men were gifted with many privileges. They were free from most work, but women were expected to keep the village so to speak, this meant hard work! When we look at this fine art work we do see how hard that women did work. The status that artist had was the greatest blessing that a young person could ask for.

For a look at the work of contemporary women in art, I would recommend an exhibition that is about to open at LACMA, in the Resnick Pavilion, In Wonderland: The Surrealist Adventures of Women Artist in Mexico and the United States. When you are in Los Angeles The County Museum Of Art is a wonderful place to visit!

Time to get back to work!

Well I hope that you had a nice holiday. I did enjoy my time away from work. Now however it's time to get back to work! This week I would like to point out that many of the prints that I am printing are not coming out well. I am printing plates that in some cases are very irregular and difficult. I hope that you will overlook these faults for now, It is my intention to pass them on to a printer at a later time. My problem with tremors is only growing worse not better,so there is not much that can be done for the printing problems. I will continue to post from my archive so the blog will continue for now. Some days are better than others, I will print new plates when I can.

Hello! And Seasons Greetings to all. I am going to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year at this time because I will take a couple of weeks vacation from The Collection of Indigenous American Art blog. It has been a good first year for me as a beginner at blog site operation. While I have not achieved all my objectives I do feel that now there are several hundred images for you to consider and I hope, enjoy. I will return in January to continue posting and printing weekly. Here are the final prints of 2011.

Who introduced the idea?

At this point, you may be wondering what purpose did these images serve? Were the stones actually the art work or were they intended to be used as printing plates! When did this discipline begin in the indigenous American societies? An interesting point is that the American Indians did not make paper as far as we know. They did have animal hides and paper like substances such as corn shucks and some types of tree bark. Who introduced them to the idea? Were the North American Indians actually far more mobile than we first thought? Did traders come from Meso and South America to trade goods with their neighbors to the north? This is probably true.

Happy Thanks Giving!!!

Hello! I hope that you had a nice Thanks Giving holiday. I took the time to rest and study some new specimens. As time passes I am becoming ever more impressed with the art works of the indigenous American peoples. I know that there are many people that share this feeling and admiration. At this time of Thanksgiving, we should remember the generosity of the indigenous people who first welcomed the Pilgrims to this land of plenty.

I might also add a reminder to those that have not viewed the Pacific Standard Time exhibition that it continues into the new year. Many artist are evolved. The exhibition is sponsored by the Los Angeles County Museum of Art or LACMA.