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Pat McCullough

Totem Masks

This series came about after a trip to Haida Gwaii in northern British Columbia, the land of totem poles, powerful magic and serenity. I am incorporating urban reflections with Haida totem images. They are face masks which allude to birds, animals and humans. At times masks allow us to hide, other times they empower us. Masks can be playful, they can be sorrowful, sometimes powerful, sometimes fearful. Masks can protect us and keep us safe. They allow us to embrace the universal in human experience. My intention is to create them in many different ways, sometimes painting on flat canvas or board, sometimes creating free standing structures.

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Totem Mask #16: Boxed In (a) Oil on board (4 sided box) 8" x 12" (each side) 2013
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Totem Mask #16: Boxed In (b) Oil on board (4 sided box) 8" x 12" (each side) 2013
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Totem Mask #17: Acrylic on canvas(glued on to cylinder) 8" diameter x 14" height 2013
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Totem Mask #18 Acrylic on board (5 panels) sitting on mirrored tiles 12" x 12" (each panel) 2013
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