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Isaac Bignell (1958 - 1995)

Isaac Bignell (1958 - 1995)

Cultural Background: Cree, Winnipeg

Isaac Bignell was a Cree painter, born in 1958 on the Pas Reserve, 400 miles north of Winnipeg in Manitoba. Isaac moved to Winnipeg, then to Minneapolis and later to Vancouver.
Outside of a few art classes, Isaac was a self-taught painter who developed his own style of sponge painting, of wildlife images distinguished by flowing lines.
“My art is strongly influenced by the traditional ways of my people. I was brought up to live off the land from an early age. Hunting and trapping, living in harmony with the earth has taught me to respect the animals and the spirit and power of nature.
I hoop dance and sing Pow Wows to maintain my cultural heritage. Through art and dancing I attempt to influence native people to continue their cultural ways; the gift that was given to us by the Great Spirit.”
Isaac died at the peak of his career at the age of 37, but his art remains as his legacy.

Origine Culturelle: Cree, Winnipeg

Isaac Bignell était un peintre Cri, né en 1958 à la réserve de Le Pas, à 650 km au nord de Winnipeg, au Manitoba. M. Bignell a habité Winnipeg, Minneapolis, puis, plus tard, Vancouver.
À part quelques cours d’expression artisque, M. Bignell était au peintre autodidacte qui a développé son propre style de peinture à l’éponge et de scènes animalières caractérisées par la grâce de leurs lignes.
«Mon art est fortement influencé par les traditions de mon peuple. On m’a appris dès un très jeune âge à vivre de la terre. Chasser, trapper, vivre en harmonie avec la terre m’ont appris à respecter les animaux ainsi que l’esprit et la puissance de la nature.
J’exécute la danse du cerceau et je chante aux pow-wows pour conserver mon patrimoine culturel. Par l’art et la danse, j’essaie de convaincre les autochtones à continuer leurs traditions culturelles, ce cadeau qui nous a été donné par le Grand Esprit.»
M. Bignell est décédé au sommet de sa carrière, à l’âge de 37 ans, mais il nous a transmis son art en héritage.

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