Wolves

© lessLIE

Wolves

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Wolves,

2006

lessLIE, Cowichan/Penelakut/Esquimalt, born 1973, British Columbia, Canada
Printed by Eric Bourquin at Seacoast Screen Printing
2019-160
In his work, LessLIE mimics design elements common in the woodwork of the Coastal Salish peoples of the Pacific Northwest, including circles, ovals, crescents, and trigons (triangular shapes with curved sides). He employs these forms to create screenprints whose motifs appear to rotate around a central axis, an effect inspired by spindle whorls— carved discs that stabilize spindles while spinning wool. Woven textiles play an important role within traditional Coastal Salish culture, serving as a form of currency and representing wealth.

Information

Title
Wolves
Dates

2006

Maker
lessLIE
Printed by Eric Bourquin at Seacoast Screen Printing
Medium
Screenprint
Dimensions
image: 48.2 × 61.5 cm (19 × 24 3/16 in.) sheet: 55.7 × 69.1 cm (21 15/16 × 27 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of the Salish Weave Collection of George and Christiane Smyth
Object Number
2019-160
Place Made

North America, Canada, British Columbia, Victoria

Signatures
Signed, dated, editioned and titled in graphite: lessLIE '06 44/50
Culture
Native American, Salish
Type
prints, screen prints
Techniques
screen printing
Subject
iconography, wolves, abstraction

[The Salish Weave Collection (George and Christiane Smyth)]; gifted to the Princeton University Art Museum, 2019.

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