Object Record
Metadata
Artist |
Yuxweluptun, Lawrence Paul |
Title |
ID |
Date |
n.d. |
Medium |
ink on paper |
Dimensions |
H-12.7 W-19 cm |
Description |
Small ink drawing of the torso, neck and heads of two people side-by-side. Where the heads should be there are empty semi-oval shapes. The torso's have shirts, ties and jackets (black, white). |
Provenance |
'ID' is a black and white drawing of two suited figures with blank white ovoids for heads. The id, according to the Freudian model of the psyche, is our uncoordinated instincts, our basic desires and needs. The ovoid is a rounded oval-rectangular shape that is a key design element unique to Northwest Coast art. This shape is a building block from which movements flow or design patterns emanate to form a figure. In traditional Northwest Coast design, ovoids often represent joints (shoulder, hip, wing, pectoral fin), as well as eye sockets and teeth. Traditionally, the ovoid is an element of a larger design or figure. Yuxweluptun’s use of the blank ovoid here may be interpreted as a way seeing the emptiness of a colonial capitalist world against the healing possibilities of Indigenous world views. |
Credit line |
SFU Art Collection. Gift of Gordon Harris, 2018 |
Copyright |
Full copyright is held by the artist. |
Catalogue Number |
WA05626 |
Object Name |
Drawing |