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Exclusive Private Collection - Price £4670
- Size: 3 piece (303cm x 152cm)
- Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
- Year: 2006
This amazing 3 piece Totem Mask Abstract has been part of Ygartua's Private Collection for the past two years. It has been on show for only family and personal friends and has been on display only in Paul's home in Canada. This masterpiece was created for his daughter's wedding as a special work of art depicting the Northwest Native Heritage of Canada -- an introduction to the natives of the West Coast - to showcase and introduce this fascinating subject to their visitors and family from Europe. To celebrate the launch of This is Art London this 2006 piece is now available to the public.
About this piece
This large abstract tells a tale of how Native American's have survived the challenges and hurdles that they have suffered in their troubled past. Paul has always admired the culture and rituals revolving west-coast natives in Canada. He has grown close relations with Chief Dan George's (chief of the Tsleil-Waututh) son Leonard George who is also a collector of Paul's work.
This is one of his largest abstracts to capture this history and provides a unique opportunity for all to interpret the struggle, achievement and adventure which faced the native people.
Words from the Artist
"I have been influenced and inspired by our First People of Canada in many ways - I find it enlightening and spiritually exhilarating when working with subject matter such as the Indomitable Spirit. I depict this journey of the indigenous people of British Columbia through their struggle and their cultural heritage of carving the great masks and totems. The masks are hidden, as if breaking out from the undergrowth in the forest -- a force that only nature can reckon with -- creating a medium that includes brush and palette knife to carve in the subliminal shapes of the masks and totems. I believe that it is important to be visually and emotionally moved by my work -- to capture the strength of the indomitable spirit and to captivate the viewer is always a challenge that I particularly enjoy."
