2007-2008 2006-2007 2005-2006 2004-2005 2003-2004 2002-2003 2001-2002 2000-2001 1999-2000 1998-1999 1997-1998
1996-1997 1995-1996 1994-1995 1993-1994 1992-1993 1991-1992 1990-1991 1989-1990 1988-1989 1987-1988 1986-1987
 
< Thumbnails < Last | Next >
Artist and Shaman between Two Worlds
Zoom


Norval Morrisseau (called Copper Thunderbird)
Canadian, 1932-2007

Artist and Shaman between Two Worlds, 1980
Acrylic on canvas
Purchased 2006
© Norval Morrisseau /Gabe Vadas. Courtesy of Kinsman Robinson Galleries, Toronto

Inspired by the new-age religion of Eckankar, Norval Morrisseau’s painting depicts the coming together of two spiritual realms, that of the thunderbird of the upper world and the serpent of the under world. It is also suggestive of the artist’s ability to both inhabit, and move between, these two worlds.