Route 66 Postcard ~ David Bradley (Chippewa)
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Born into the Chippewa Nation in 1954, many of David Bradley's early years were spent in the Minneapolis metropolitan area until his family was split up and redistributed, having fallen victim to the prevailing view of what constituted an adequate family. He was in and out of foster homes before being adopted by a white family. In 1970, he left Minnesota and began a journey starting in the Southwestern United States and taking him through Central and South America — where he lived for a year with Mayan Indians — before his return to the U.S, where he chose to remain in the southwest for its continuing inspiration and renewing beauty.
The racism toward Native Americans that he encountered in his midwestern childhood fueled his activism and became a part of the subject matter of his art: satirical paintings that draw from real events and experiences — including his personal history. “I have always had a very active, absurd sense of humor. I ignored people telling me that humor has no place in serious art.” His paintings — which are often peopled with crowds of real and imaginary faces — address issues of cultural appropriation and Native social and political justice, merging imagery from pop culture and art history.
The racism toward Native Americans that he encountered in his midwestern childhood fueled his activism and became a part of the subject matter of his art: satirical paintings that draw from real events and experiences — including his personal history. “I have always had a very active, absurd sense of humor. I ignored people telling me that humor has no place in serious art.” His paintings — which are often peopled with crowds of real and imaginary faces — address issues of cultural appropriation and Native social and political justice, merging imagery from pop culture and art history.
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