Essay The Cultural Dilemma of Native Americans

Although the two drawings have the same subject matter, the treaty signing at Medicine Creek Lodge, they both have different appearances, meanings, and viewpoints. The point of view of two different cultures focuses contrast on the art. The only thing which can be said about the two renditions of

This is conflicting for Chief Bromden because this means that in a way, he is disconnected from his father and his Native American side of his lifestyle. This is bad because he most likely looks more Native American than he does white and he does not even have a clue how to act like his other people. If he does not know how to connect with the other half of his life, he can not act

It may take deeper analyzation to determine, but an agreement is being found between the two parties. This artwork is more abstract due to the fact that it is a ledger drawing that was made using pencil, crayon, and ink on paper. Ledger drawing is a native’s narrative drawing that is created using paper or cloth. The form also contributes to it being abstract. The coloring shapes and lines are all simplified. Wolf’s artwork also uses the convention called iconography. Tribal colors are used to differentiate the native groups along with red ceremonial paint on the part of the native women’s braids. These details are culturally significate to Wolf and other Native Americans with the same

An imaginary picture of Hawkeye holding his gun in his arms, and Magua the Huron Chief: by an unknown artist (https://wdog.net/search/last+of+the+the+mohicans/page/1).

John White showed the warriors as being very masculine and the protectors of their village and also of little coats as where to british came in bright red turnouts. Also John white depicted the warriors as the providers of the village were in one painting it shows them fishing to provide fish for food for the village

Wohaw draws himself with color pencils in Between Worlds, standing in traditional garb, a loincloth made of two long strips of cloth that reach his ankles. He wears his hair long and holds out a tomahawk in boths hands holding off a buffalo and a bull. One of his feet stands on a miniaturized house and field while his other foot stands on miniaturized herd of buffalo. On that side of the page there stands a teepee --which is much larger than the house, reaching his to thigh in height. Above his drawn self who faces the bull he has written his name, above which he has drawn a stylized sun. In the left side of picture on the side of the buffalo is the moon and star. The bull and buffalo seem to be blowing at Wohaw and he seems to be holding them off. Though the picture is not drawn with much technical skill the meaning behind it is potent. Caught between cultures of a Plains tribe and the Euro-American dominating society. The picture seems to indicate that he identifies, or is being identified more strongly with his Native American heritage, yet both sides to be actively at odds. There is no indication of peace to be for between the two. Euro-Americans were invasive and made decisions for Native American peoples without their consent, this reflects in Native American art.

Aboriginal art has many inspiring aspects such as the link that it has to the past of Aboriginal people, kinship the dreaming, land and reconciliation. Charlie Colbung is the artist behind a large beautiful acrylic painting exhibited in the Plantagenet community resource centre, in Mount Barker Western Australia. Colbung’s painting is called ‘Past to Present’ and represents the journey to reconciliation of both Indigenous and non-Indigenous people. Full of depth, texture, colour and numerous artistic elements to entice audiences to engage and analyse his lovely art work as well as critically reflect on the art and the meaning behind the painting. Charlie Colbungs painting Past to Present is a beautiful example of Aboriginal art work.

The medium used for this work of art is oil. In this technique the oil acts as a binder and causes a quick drying layer that can built upon. The formal elements of a painting include line, color, space, light, texture and pattern. The line appears to be an implied line in which the work creates directional movements from top to bottom. But also forces the viewer to see how the figures stand out and there importance in the painting. The color shows a subtle spectrum with a detailed background from the skies to the mountains to the artist table canvas. The light is somewhat even throughout the painting showing emphasis on every figure holding something in their hands; and more so the final product of the artist that are being captured on the canvas. The visual texture of the painting appears to be smooth and the pattern is decorative and somewhat vibrant. The principle of unity and variety are evident in this painting, the design itself shows a sense of community of important figures throughout African American history. I was drawn to this piece because it embodied the heritage of African American art through history. This painting by Hale Woodruff displays many of the significant contributions that African Americans made to the world of Art. Not necessarily “picture art” but all realms of life art: cooking, liberal arts, politics, labor, law and many more through his vibrant

Onus used a range of diverse mediums, methods and styles in his work; that illustrated qualities of his work being derived from Western culture. He then added layered images evolving from his Aboriginal heritage. An example of this range of techniques is seen in one of his most famous paintings ‘ Barham Forest’. In this artwork he went beyond the traditions of Aboriginal art, yet his work is informed by classical Aboriginal artistic concepts.

This work shows Standing Bear’s experience of the battle, which was the battle where Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse, leaders of the Sioux on the Great Plains, fought against U.S. Lieutenant George A. Custer. The Native American warriors can be identified as the bright colored figures wearing the feathered war bonnets. The U.S soldiers appear more gray toned and darker. The image shows an overall chaotic scene full of movement and conveys intensity. It gives an excessive sense of what the Native Americans were fighting for. To protect and keep their homeland from invaders and from what the object label says, “the small tipis represent a summer village for hundreds of families”, they were just humans who had families and sought to shield their

The Apache Surrender-Chief Nane Entering General Cook’s Camp to Sue for Peace, drawn by W.A. Rogers in 1883, during the Apache Wars in the Southwest. The painting expresses resentment and conflict between the army and the Natives. On one side General Cook stands stern in a blue uniform with yellow tassels surrounded by his peers. His black boots have spurs for his riding boots to direct horses. Amongst the camp, white canvas tents align the trees. The overall body language of the entire infantry is disengaging and standoff showing lack of interest and respect for the Native people.

The Native Americans seldom receive recognition when aspects of their culture are appropriated by famous celebrities and well-known brands. This essay will examine the ways in which Miley Cyrus, Pharrell Williams and Spur Steak Ranches appropriate the Native American culture, as well as explore their intentions to do so. The term cultural appropriation is defined to be “the adoption or use of elements of one culture by members of a different culture.” Cultural appropriation harms the appropriated community, and wrongly allows one to benefit material detriment from others such as benefiting financially. Jonathan Hart states in his book Translating and Resisting Empire: Cultural Appropriation and Postcolonial Studies that the debate over

Kehinde Wiley’s “Napoleon Leading the Army over the Alps”, is an oil painting on a canvas. The painting is of a black man with his face toward us riding on a horse across stones that are all different sizes. The stones have words on them and look like it was flat ground before but something like an earthquake shifted the ground. In the background behind the man and the horse is a red curtain with a tan design all over it. The man on the horse is also wearing a green camouflage looking outfit with yellow boots and a yellowish gold cape, and he has a white bandana on his head.

All the figures in the painting have different expressions on their faces. For example Mr. Columbus starrs dirrectly at the group of coucil men sitting infront of him to convince them of the new world he had discovered. He stands infront of the crowd, looking like a honorable man, with his chesting bulsging out and his right footing pointing forward. His left hand is holding a map, while the right firmly points at it. There is a concil man sitted next to where Christopher stands, looks down at the map to validate Mr. Columbus agruement. There are three figures standing on the left excluding the king and his guides. These men seem so suppresed by what Columbus is telling them, that one of them grab the other firmly on the shoulder to perheps ask him how all of it is possible. The king on the other hand opens his month wide in disbelieve and his hands lift up at about a 30 degree angle, as if he was attempting to stop Columbus from fabricating more lies. On the far right of the painting, there is a boy with what appears to be a map that he is showing two men on his right.; they both starr at it while the other lean forward with his hand placed under his chin. Human drama remains me of Giotto style in Italy 1400-1500. He was the first artists to incoporate human drama into his work by including little details of gustures and emotions. This very artist was great at expressing different types of emotions on the faces

Entranced, Ava read the information accompanying the picture. She found that it was a Navajo sand painting from the early eighteen hundreds and was thought to depict the mythical ‘Bird of Happiness’, revered by the Navajos for bringing peace and joy to their people. She learned that they believed the bird to be a spirit in animal form and associated it with the rising sun. To her surprise, she also discovered that present day members of the Navajo tribe still sing songs about the Bird of Happiness during traditional ceremonies to greet the dawn.