Kent Monkman - mistikôsiwak (Wooden Boat People)
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- Conceived for The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Great Hall, Monkman’s mistikôsiwak (Wooden Boat People) comprises two monumental paintings that feature many references to European and American works
in The Met collection. The title includes the Cree word for the French, which Monkman uses here to refer to all Europeans who colonized Turtle Island, an Indigenous name for North America. Both compositions evoke the relationship between people native to Turtle Island and newcomers to their lands. At the center of each work is the larger-than-life figure of Miss Chief Eagle Testickle, Monkman’s shape-shifting, time-traveling alter ego, who embodies inclusive gender and sexual identities within a Cree worldview.
Welcoming the Newcomers
Kent Monkman
2019
132" x 264"
Acrylic on canvas
Resurgence of the People
Kent Monkman
2019
132" x 264"
Acrylic on canvas
Wow, i love your work. I just saw some of your paintings at the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria ,in the Sobey's exhibition. I love your alter-ego Miss Chief eagle Testicle. Such detail and history depicted.
I love your work, the scale, luminosity and the laughter of Miss Chief… so much hope in your work.
Interesting art. Thanks for this vid!
How I love your work, Kent!! Wishing you every success in all your endeavours!
This is the first time that I have seen your work. The work, the detail, the undertones,and process it's all so amazing and fascinating ❣️ There's so much in this one piece that I can show my daughter and she'll be able to relate to in a positive way. Thank you for sharing
Always incredible!
Amazing, Kent! I am really happy for your achievement.
Fantastic. Good to hear the story behind the art. First encountered Miss Chief in 2017. Powerful & thought provoking. Expanded my view of the Indigenous perspective & so much more.
Thank you
It's interesting to see the massive preparation and planning that goes into a project like this. Must get costly with all the models and extra help involved? With all that help do the other artists get credited at all? I know the conceptualization and direction are all Kent though. Just wondering.
Good to hear about you, just learned about your works in the news! Keep it up! I'm an artist myself, trying to imagine what colonialism looks like as well, right now I've painted mostly environmental issues.
I love this.
Good Morning Miss Chief; I am very impressed by the way you get your point across in your paintings. I was made aware of your work through a news report of a recent "Hanky-panky" painting that was demonized. To me it says that the problems of others are often ignored until they affect your personally. I think it is an important message. Can you please tell me the significance of the six men wearing suits? Are prints available? Please don't stop what you are doing.
P.S. My husband and I both love your boots.
i wonder how much that massive canvas would have cost
pretty cool ngl