Lot #52: "Maniton The Bird" Ojibway artist "Blake Debassige Framed Signed Limited Edition Print

Signed, dated and numbered 4/200 Blake Debassige Date of birth: 1956 - 2022 Place of birth: Manitoulin Island, Ontario, Canada Blake Debassige is a Native Canadian artist of the M'Chigeeng First Nation, born at West Bay on Manitoulin Island in Ontario on June 22, 1956. A leading member of the "second generation" of Ojibwa artists influenced by Norval Morrisseau, Debassige has broadened the stylistic and thematic range of this group. Debassige's paintings and graphics frequently investigate traditional Anishabek teachings about the nature of cosmic order, the cycles of the seasons, the interdependence of animal, plant and human life and the common principles at work in the world's great spiritual systems. He frequently relates these themes to highly contemporary problems such as the destruction of the environment, the alienation of indgenous youth and family dysfunction. Pickup category timeslot {A}