#rickbartow

Hyaku Monogatari II, Rick Bartow, 1997, Minneapolis Institute of Art: Art of Africa and the Americas

abstracted skull at L with red ring around PL eye and abstracted black body extending with arched spine towards R; red borer; ink spatters; text in red at top R; pencil printed text URQ Size: 12 × 22 in. (30.48 × 55.88 cm) (sheet) Medium: Mixed media on litho on paper

Mythic Hawk (Egypt), Rick Bartow, 1999, Minneapolis Institute of Art: Art of Africa and the Americas

slightly abstracted image; hawk's head at top on large, hulking, sketchy human silhouette in orange with green and yellow; rust ground; salmon-colored border; scratching in LLC; white symbol in URC; dark brown frame Rick Bartow is a well-known Native American artist from the Wiyot and Yurok tribes of Northern California. He traces his artistic influences to Marc Chagall and Francis Bacon. His interest is in depicting human and animal forms through painting and sculpture. His work is also inspired by his military service in Vietnam, with some reference to his Native American heritage. He often depicts transformational scenes, such as this work, a figure with a hawk head. According to the artist, hawks have made appearances at important times in his life. They appeared to him a few days before his uncle passed away, and are often near his studio. Size: 24 x 23 5/8 in. (60.96 x 60.01 cm) 29 13/16 x 28 7/8 in. (75.72 x 73.34 cm) (outer frame) Medium: Acrylic on panel

A Dog Boy, Rick Bartow, 2011, Minneapolis Institute of Art: Art of Africa and the Americas

abstract image of a figure with rectangular head, bat-like ears, with mouth open and hands held up in front of chest; loose orange glasses near eyes; multicolored shirt and bright, multicolored hands and forearms; pencil writing across text with stray lines and marks; " A Dog Boy" scrawled across top Size: 37 7/8 × 25 in. (96.2 × 63.5 cm) (image) 40 × 26 1/4 in. (101.6 × 66.68 cm) (sheet) Medium: Pigment, graphite and pastel on paper

Hyaku Monogatari II, Rick Bartow, 1997, Minneapolis Institute of Art: Art of Africa and the Americas

abstracted skull at L with red ring around PL eye and abstracted black body extending with arched spine towards R; red borer; ink spatters; text in red at top R; pencil printed text URQ Size: 12 × 22 in. (30.48 × 55.88 cm) (sheet) Medium: Mixed media on litho on paper

Pippa's Spring Song, Rick Bartow, 2000, Minneapolis Institute of Art: Art of Africa and the Americas

pencil sketch of a woman's face at C of greenish lined notebook paper; face is partially filled in with pigment; numbers and writing at L Size: 8 3/8 × 13 7/16 in. (21.27 × 34.13 cm) (sheet) Medium: Ink, graphite and gouache on paper

For Luck, Rick Bartow, 2003, Minneapolis Institute of Art: Art of Africa and the Americas

face of male figure sticking his tongue out at TC, with distorted, overlapping birdlike face just R; figure is holding PR hand to chest; another hand is overlapping scene at lower R; orange drip streaks run down image; red and blue drips; multicolored smears along upper portion; linear marks lower half of image Look closely: A bird’s beak is subtly emerging from the man’s face. Rick Bartow was interested in depicting transformations, and he was especially curious about how humans are altered in death. Many of his works explore the nature of transforming from the physical to a spiritual realm. Bartow admired expressionist painters who used visible, vigorous brushstrokes, such as Cy Twombly and Francis Bacon, and his unique style is evident in this drawing—a characteristic attempt to balance reverence and humor. Size: 38 × 24 3/4 in. (96.52 × 62.87 cm) (image) 40 × 26 1/4 in. (101.6 × 66.68 cm) (sheet) Medium: Pastel and graphite on paper