Cutline by Bruno Canadien

Bruno Canadien

Cutline, 2020

Acrylic, colour pencil, graphite, satin ribbon on board

62 x 24 x 1.5 in

Inv: 202012

$3,000

Available

The white paintings within the body of work made for Mother Tongue/ Ehts’o Ket’a center the Dene floral motifs that my grandmothers are known for, used as they are in traditional artwork such as quillwork, tufting, embroidery, and beadwork. Dene art, in general, expresses a love for family and the land of Denendeh, and in this way these paintings follow suit, inspired by the motifs designed by my matriarchs and evocative of the winter landscape of a territory that sustains the Dene as well as the present economy of the north through industrial activity, including petroleum extraction.

Cutline features an outline of a rosebud in cadmium light red, and a repeated paired inverted-teardrop motif in graphite on a white-washed background. Ribbon, and ribbon prints, cover the surface to the left and right. The sides of the panel and some of the ribbon attached to the bottom frame has been marked with permanent marker in black and red.