Montana - Still-life Paintings

David Korty (b. 1971, San Francisco, California) received an MFA at the University of California, Los Angeles CA (1998) following a BFA at Rhode Island School of Design, Providence R...

David Korty (b. 1971, San Francisco, California) received an MFA at the University of California, Los Angeles CA (1998) following a BFA at Rhode Island School of Design, Providence R...

David Korty (b. 1971, San Francisco, California) received an MFA at the University of California, Los Angeles CA (1998) following a BFA at Rhode Island School of Design, Providence R...

"Sunset Crane Shield" by Kevin Red Star, Acrylic and Mixed Media on Canvas, 36" x 36" unframed, 38" x 38" framed in a thin modern floater with hanging wire included. Signed upper right and handwritten caption on the back. Kevin Red Star’s art is honored throughout Native America for its authenticity. It presents a shining vision of centuries-old Crow...

"Three Protector Shield" by Kevin Red Star. It was thought that the Crows' shields had powerful spirits that protected them and allowed them to win so many battles. This warriors' medicine was the horse. Acrylic, Mixed Media on Canvas, 16" x 20", 19" x 23" (framed in a deep floater frame). Kevin Red Star’s art is honored throughout Native America for its authenticity. It presents a shining vision of centuries-old Crow...

"Many Horse Shield" by Kevin Red Star. Original Acrylic painting on Canvas, 48" x 30", 51" x 33" (framed). Crows were known for their exceptionally well-trained horses; each having specific skills i.e. hunting, warring, parade, and working with women and children, or moving camp. Kevin Red Star’s art is honored throughout Native America for its authenticity. It presents a shining vision of centuries-old Crow (Apsaalooka) culture through the eyes of a thoroughly contemporary consciousness. In the world of museums and private collections, he is equally respected for the content of his unique imagery, for his artistic productivity, and for the enduring value of his work. Kevin Red Star grew up on the Crow reservation in southern Montana, a member of a highly creative family. He was known as the go-to artist for all school projects. He was chosen to be in the first group of students at the Institute of American Indian Arts in Santa Fe in the late sixties, when the founders personally visited Native villages and reservations nationwide and recruited the most talented youngsters from each. The school provided a learning environment of tribal tradition, world art history, and current trends. Open studios, well stocked with supplies, encouraged individual experimentation and collaboration. Students mined their ancient customs for content, and then created exciting new forms to provide current relevance. Red Star and some of his friends in their graduating class continued their studies at the San Francisco Art Institute before embarking on their careers. They attracted immediate notice in New York and Paris, as well as established art centers throughout the United States. And they went on to change the face of modern Indian art...

Using allegory, icon, and metaphor, Waddell, composes still lifes of found objects that weave sharp and cunning narratives-meditations about the current state of the political climat...

Using allegory, icon, and metaphor, Waddell, composes still lifes of found objects that weave sharp and cunning narratives-meditations about the current state of the political climat...

My paintings operate in a fictitious world that utilizes the mythologies and realities of the modern American West. Because of its unique history, the Western United States is more t...