it's been a week or so, sigh, never enough time and best laid plans and all that.....i've got 6 new works on the go. yes dear fan, foe, friend and the like. in my daily rummaging on the internet i found some cool art, and searching for inspiration. also, been doing some work on my technique. dave mckean was doing stuff 16 years ago on a mac i can't figure out today.
imagine the nervousness he must have felt in rendering files. get the art prepared, save it, and then hit render and wait until morning to see how it looked or if it crashed. nowadays, i wait 30 seconds i get impatient. technology spins us round and round, but is anything improving?
yes, no, maybe. haha.
well, i've got some work to do, hope you are ready for the holidays, and all is well in your world.
born a native in canada means you are born an activist whether or not you're willing to accept it, is another question. as an artist, i believe that i have an opportunity to kick in the door of oppression, and expose light and injustice into darkness and darker times. there's a lot of talk about what's going on in Attawapiskat, northern ontario. it's a native village, that's gotten national attention recently, but it's no different from a lot of reserves in canada. people don't understand an Indian Reservation was created to conveniently put us out of sight and out of the picture. we weren't allowed to leave without the authorization of the Indian agent. we couldn't own vehicles, or sell crops or anything to white people. we couldn't buy farm equipment. we couldn't get an education besides residential schools. we couldn't work off reserve. we couldn't vote. basically, we had no rights and were prisoners on our own land. and white people dare to bitch about us? yeesh. talk about official and collective denial.
here's a couple images of Attawapiskat reserve and the housing crisis they face, ironically, the de beers corporation have a diamond mine 90 km away. how bittersweet.
talk about remote living? i bet everything starts at $20 in a place like this.
money and poverty.
and now, check out this little gem of canadiana. nice.
words fail me.
what do you think?
and finally, a couple images, one of a residential school, and the other of stephen harper.
well, i've been busy, sorting through a lot of art, film and stuff. doing some research and spending time with my kids as it is the holiday season. hope all is well in your world,
adios,
cb
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