Artist Statement

Thunderbird By Norval Morrisseau

Description: This painting was made by Norval Morrisseau, and it is called Thunderbird. The visual of the painting is the Large bird/the Thunderbird. Many of the lines are curved or wavy lines. This painting has multiple shapes in it, such as circles, ovals and lots of strange and cool looking shapes. There are plenty of colours in this painting. They include: Blue, Sky Blue, Yellow, Red, Orange, Bright Orange, Violet, Indigo, Pink, Green, and Teal.

Analysis:The main focal point of this artwork is either the colour of the bird itself, as it pops out SO much with all of its colour. This picture is Asymmetrical, so it isn't the same on both sides, but it still looks really nice. This picture does not have any deep space to it, as it looks 2-d all around. Not many lines are repeated in this picture, but some lines look similar to other.

Interpretation: I don't think that there is a main sort of meaning or purpose behind this artwork. Not much is happening in this picture other than just the sight of the "Thunderbird" itself. I would say that the artist IS concerned with the lines, shapes, colours, and textures of this picture. A few words that could describe this artwork would include: exhaustion, fun, complexity of design, and beauty.

Judgment: In my opinion, the theory that best describes this artwork would be Formalism. (Making the viewer aware of lines, shapes, colours or design.) I do like this artwork because of how colourful it is. With all of these colours all over the "Thunderbird", it makes it nice and cool to look at and really see how much effort went into making this one painting.