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Northwest Coast art is the term commonly applied to a style of art created primarily by artists from Tlingit, Haida, Heiltsuk, Nuxalk, Tsimshian, Kwakwaka'wakw, Nuu-chah-nulth and other First Nations and Native American tribes of the Northwest Coast of North America, from pre-European-contact times up to the present.
Coined by Bill Holm in his 1965 book Northwest Coast Indian Art: An Analysis of Form, [1] [2] the "formline is the primary design element on which Northwest Coast art depends, and by the turn of the 20th century, its use spread to the southern regions as well. It is the positive delineating force of the painting, relief and engraving.
Kwakwaka'wakw art can be defined by deep cuts into the wood, and a minimal use of paint reserved for emphasis purposes. Like other forms of Northwest coast art, Kwakwaka'wakw art employs "punning" or "kenning", a style that fills visual voids with independent figures and motifs [8] - for example: a face painted in a whale fin.
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Art historian Dawn Ades writes, "Far from being inferior, or purely decorative, crafts like textiles or ceramics, have always had the possibility of being the bearers of vital knowledge, beliefs and myths." [51] Recognizable art markets between Natives and non-Natives emerged upon contact, but the 1820–1840s were a highly prolific time.
Seaweed's art is of the most recognizable from the Northwest Coast. [11]: 149 He followed in the tradition of Charles James, Mungo Martin, and Charles Edenshaw. He created traditional objects in the Kwakwaka'wakw style but rendered them "fantastic and flamboyant," influencing indigenous artistic style for the following generations. [3]: 3
Kim Kardashian shared another one of North West's incredible paintings following 2021's drama and we've never felt less talented.
Henry Speck began painting when he met Gyula Myer, an artist and gallerist, at Alert Bay, British Columbia.Myer collected North West Coast art and encouraged Speck and others to experiment with painting on paper, prompting the beginning of a new artistic style which developed alongside the Kwakwaka’wakw "graphic tradition."