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Since I was a child I have always been interested in art. When I first
started to look into “Kwagiutl Art” I was fascinated by it. I started to
paint in the traditional styles along traditional story lines. After a few
years I found that other artists utilized the same stories and ideas. I
was not content. I then started to experiment with different styles and
mediums to break the mold and away from the traditional approach.
I try to incorporate a more modern feeling into “My Art”. Going into a
new millennium I use a more graphic abstract approach, combining the
strong traditional shapes and forms from the past and blending them with
my own ideas and other influences. The traditional art is changing and
becoming more contemporary. Just as in modern life tradition plays a major
role within “Native Art”, but unless we can experiment with new styles and
mediums and be able to adapt to the present the art cannot evolve. I wish
that my art not be categorized or placed. It is “My Art”. I just want
people to enjoy it. I look to the future as well as the past and create. I
strive to find and explore new directions in “My Art”.
— Marc Tyson Ewert
July 1999
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