Isadore Wadow, Woodland Traditional Paintings, priceles Start Price CAD 90,000.00 Current Price CAD 90,000.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Saturday, November 29, 2008 End Time Monday, December 29, 2008 Location Thunder Bay, Ontario See more about 'Isadore Wadow, Woodland Traditional Paintings, priceles' Description These paintings need to be appreciated. My hopes are that a museum or someone that will display them in proper places will purchase these paintings.They are truly amazing. They have been scanned, that what you see, but they are more beautiful in real life.Why do I want to sell them? To get them out there for the world to see. Individually they would not be worth this much, however, as a one of a kind collection, priceless. The Tradition of Woodland ArtWoodland Art is perhaps best characterized by the pictographic paintings of Norval Morrisseau, cousin of Isadore Wadow. Other well-known Woodland Art painters of the first generation include Carl Ray and Jackson Beardy, both of the so-called "Indian Group of Seven"; paintings by brothers Goyce and Joshim Kakegamic, whose works were shown with Wadow's in the Waabanda-Iwewin Art Show (1984), are representative of second generation Woodland Art.Goyce Kakegamic explained that the Woodland tradition arose because the artist knew that he could not "draw a tree or animal as perfectly as it was made by the Creator so, in good sense, he did not try to do so. Instead, he sought out the spirit, or essence, of the tree, and represented this in his painting. This is the semi-magical characteristic so common to Native Art. The painting depicts the soul of the object."In Art in the Woodland Tradition, William F. Colborne states that works by second generation Woodland artists are "technically very strong" and "proclaim the nature of the Indian culture and its philosophy of life...Woodland paintings tell of the warm bonds within family circles, the members working together, their deep partnership with Nature's living things, and a sense of affinity with the surrounding environment. The messages expressed are invariably those of peace, contentment, and interdependence in the presence of the Maker of All Things."Symbolism in Woodland Art (from Art in the Woodland Tradition, William F. Colborne)Lines of Power are short lines radiating from the head of an animal or person of power. They "mediate the dialogue of the colours" and enable two-way communication for sending and receiving vibrations, power, and information.Lines of Communication connect animals and people in a structured relationship and mark relationships by forming closed loops, rather like electrical circuits.Divided Circles are invariably located outside of the main image and are connected to a Line of Communication. For some artists, the divisions in these represent dualities, or binaries. Jackson Beardy, who uses this technique frequently, uses a split circle coloured red and yellow to depict the 'father sun' and a circle with a dark centre to represent the 'grandmother moon', which stands for birth, nourishment, and protection.The Four Seasons may be depicted literally but also represent the cycle of life (infancy, youth, adulthood, and old age).X-Ray Decorations, which are probably the most recognizable features of Woodland Art, sometimes make the animals more attractive, but often distort the creature to the extent that first-time viewers sometimes experience outright revulsion.Isadore Wadow was born in 1950 to Albert and Katherine Wadow of Beardmore, Ontario. Isadore had two sisters and two brothers, one of whom drowned when Isadore was just nine years old.Introverted by nature and thought by his teachers to be 'slow,' Wadow was mercilessly bullied by his white classmates and abandoned formal education altogether when he was in just grade two after his prized possesion, a pedal bike, was stolen by the school bulles. Much later it was discovered that he suffered from a severe hearing disability which had rendered him almost totally deaf; it may have been an inherited condition, as his mother also suffered from a severe hearing impediment. Wadow spent much of his childhood trapping animals with his parents and elders in northwestern Ontario. It was during these formative years that Wadow learned the native Ojibwa legends which later become the subject matter of so many of his paintings.  Wadow's only formal artistic training came in 1972 when he was selected to attend the Manitou Arts Foundation summer school on Schreiber Island, off Manitoulin. Some of the teachers at this school went on to become internationally recognized Woodland artists.  Wadow's talent for painting was discovered at the Foundation and he was subsequently invited to show his paintings at art exhibits in Sault Ste. Marie centres, the Canadian National Exhibition in Thunder Bay, and the Eaton Art Centre in Toronto.Wadow had many hardships to overcome in his short life.  In 1974, his father was shot by his aunt's boyfriend and, just four years later, his mother died. At about the same time, Wadow suffered an accident which resulted in a broken hip and leg, which never healed and rendered him crippled for the rest of his life. With little means to support himself, in 1976 Wadow held an invitation-only exhibit at Westmount Hospital to raise funds for a hearing aid and new art supplies. Wadow became an extemely prolific painter in the early 1980s as he located benefactors and his work found a greater audience. He held exhibits at St. Andrew's Church and Waverly Resource Library (Thunder Bay). On June 12, 1984, it was announced that two of Wadow's paintings, "Untitled 1984" and "Fish Eagle Looking for Nest," had been selected for inclusion in the Waabanda-iwewin juried art show.Tragically, just one day before the show was to open, Isadore Wadow was murdered, stabbed to death in downtown Thunder Bay. His murder remains unsolved.  Time Line1950-51 – born: Beardmore, Ontario1959 – brother, Joseph, drowned1972 – attended Manitou Arts Foundation summer school on Schreiber Island1974 – father, Albert, killed1975 – suffered numerous accidents, including breaking his hip and leg, which permanently crippled him1976 – Westmont Hospital (Thunder Bay) exhibit and fundraiser1978 – mother, Katherine, diedDecember 5, 1980 – public exhibit and sale at Waverly Resource Library, Thunder BayJune 12, 1984 – two paintings “Fish Eagle Looking for Nest” and “Untitled 1984” selected for inclusion in Waabanda-iwewin juried Indian Art ShowJune 24, 1984 – murdered by unknown assailant; buried Lake Helen Mission church, near Nipigon Isadore Wadow was born in Beardmore, Ontario in 1951, the son of Albert and Katherine Wadow.  The family lived on Lake Nipigon and at Caramat, Ontario.  He was before his untimely death a relatively unknown artist in the Woodland School of Native Art.  Isadore who never married, maintained himself by selling his stylized art along the north shore of Lake Superior and in Thunder Bay.  In this pursuit he was moderately successful and many homes and business’s in the north have his work.  He was a consummate guitarist and could play proficiently by the time he was seven years old.  He played the fiddle as well.  A shy individual with sunny disposition, Isadore lived close to the poverty line as he peddled his paintings.  It was on the eve of his first public exhibition “Wabaada-iwewin”, a group showing an acquisition for the Thunder Bay Art Gallery, which was his final hour.  He was staying in a Thunder Bay hotel when he was knifed on the street and died on arrival in the hospital on June 24, 1984.  His death is one of many unsolved cased in the Thunder Bay area.Introverted by nature and thought by his teachers to be 'slow,' Wadow was mercilessly bullied by his white classmates and abandoned formal education altogether when he was in just grade two after his prized possesion, a pedal bike, was stolen by the school bulles. Much later it was discovered that he suffered from a severe hearing disability which had rendered him almost totally deaf; it may have been an inherited condition, as his mother also suffered from a severe hearing impediment. Wadow spent much of his childhood trapping animals with his parents and elders in northwestern Ontario. It was during these formative years that Wadow learned the native Ojibwa legends which later become the subject matter of so many of his paintings.--Wadow's only formal artistic training came in 1972 when he was selected to attend the Manitou Arts Foundation summer school on Schreiber Island, off Manitoulin. Some of the teachers at this school went on to become internationally recognized Woodland artists. Wadow's talent for painting was discovered at the Foundation and he was subsequently invited to show his paintings at art exhibits in Sault Ste. Marie centres, the Canadian National Exhibition in Thunder Bay, and the Eaton Art Centre in Toronto.--Wadow had many hardships to overcome in his short life. In 1974, his father was shot by his aunt's boyfriend and, just four years later, his mother died. At about the same time, Wadow suffered an accident which resulted in a broken hip and leg, which never healed and rendered him crippled for the rest of his life. With little means to support himself, in 1976 Wadow held an invitation-only exhibit at Westmount Hospital to raise funds for a hearing aid and new art supplies.--Wadow became an extemely prolific painter in the early 1980s as he located benefactors and his work found a greater audience. He held exhibits at St. Andrew's Church and Waverly Resource Library (Thunder Bay). On June 12, 1984, it was announced that two of Wadow's paintings, "Untitled 1984" and "Fish Eagle Looking for Nest," had been selected for inclusion in the Waabanda-iwewin juried art show.--Tragically, just one day before the show was to open, Isadore Wadow was murdered, stabbed to death in downtown Thunder Bay. His murder remains unsolved. Place a Bid!