"The medicine wheels played an important part in the lives of native Americans as far back as 3000 BC For centuries, these stone rings helped provide information about solstices, equinoxes and other astrological orders. Colleen Cutschall's installation "Catching the Sun's Tail" focuses on the possible 'ritual' function of the medicine wheel as a medium uniting the human and the celestial forces. Human and spiritual symbolisms are both represented in this installation. The human element is presented in the silhouettes of figures joining in a circle around the wheel. The clouds, the buffalo skull and the lightbeams represent the mystical powers of the universe. The momentum of the harmonious union between man and the universe is captured in the interplay between these symbols. (M.S.)"
Valorie Kidd, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. H.V. Kidd, Brandon, began art lessons with I.K. Eyre when she was still in Earl Oxford School. After establishment of the Allied Arts Centre she continued instruction with Andre Forrer, Reinhard Strub and Steve Repa. Valorie entered BU in 1962 and attended Banff School of Fine Arts that summer. In the summer of 1964 she attended the Doon School of Fine Art near Kitchener, Ont., where she won a scholarship to return the following year. (BU Art Catalogue, 1983).
Dimensions
36 X 53 cm
Size Overall
60.5 X 77.5 cm
Medium
watercolor
Condition
Minor cockling of corners. Frame has minor scratches and dents.