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Trade Offs

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Mixed Media on Canvas
9" x 12"
2010

Without the H udson’s B ay C ompany there wouldn’t be this show, H alf B reed C ulture. Without opening up trade routes and exploiting the land, without the Voyageurs, the Metis, immigration and so on, none of us would be here. While we sometimes revile our past because of injustices done the fact remains that without all those events our world would be unrecognizable. Some say for the worse, others for the best. In the end, it’s a trade off. Because of my personal genetic background, I can’t be angry at anyone. I can only accept the past. And since I can’t change it, what else can I do? What can any of us do but accept that along with the benefits came atrocity? All we can do is decide what to do now. Not we will do in the future, but right now in this living moment. What trade offs do we make? Are we aware of them?

This piece can be seen in many ways. On one level, it is my personal story, the items in it representing different concepts and events, but it can also be a discussion about exploitation of cultures, small pox, and ongoing social issues. Or it can be just a funny old crow who loves shiny beads and is sitting there with his beak full, satisfied.

All these possible meanings, all right on the money. And on it goes. This piece is exactly why I am so passionate about creating art: the conversation you have with the work all depends on what you bring to the table, and the conversations we have with each other open the doors to new ideas, new ways of thinking that had never been there before. We trade off one another and by doing so weave our thoughts, our hearts, together.
Image size
5600x4369px 15.77 MB
Make
Canon
Model
Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XS
Shutter Speed
1/50 second
Aperture
F/5.7
Focal Length
34 mm
ISO Speed
1600
Date Taken
Feb 24, 2010, 1:47:35 PM
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JulesTheNorweegie's avatar
I love it :) I like what you wrote too, thoughtprovoking :) Well done! Once again a masterpiece from your side of the world, looked upon by me and so many others from all over the globe :D Strange, isn´t it? :)