15. Carl Beam
Neoglyph 2; Untitled
Carl Beam's work is famous throughout North America. An Ojibwa, Beam combines autobiographical, commercial, photographic, and art historical references, evoking the dissonances between Euro american and Native cultures. The juxtaposition of conventional signs and symbols in innovative associations stimulates viewers to question their traditional understanding of images, and facilitates social commentary. On commission, Beam constructed a large-scale work, Exorcism, for the Thunder Bay Art Gallery and was artist-in-residence at Artspace in Peterborough, Ontario, in 1988. Two years earlier, Beam's painting The North American Ice-berg became the first Native artwork purchased by the National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, since 1927. Three other works by Carl Beam are located at Trent University, as well.
Source: http://www.neonravenartgallery.com/carl/carl-bio.html;
http://www.carleton.ca/gallery/beam/icon.htm;
Trent University Art Collection files
© Carl Beam
LOCATION: Gzowski College: Native Studies Lounge, 1st floor
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