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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;all_fakes, post: 303485, member: 55&quot;]That is part of the joy, in the process of coming to an appreciation of Northwest Coast Native art.....one begins to note how each carved or painted line can have an elegant curve and taper, with a balance between carved and uncarved areas; not just divisions, but subdivisions.</p><p>There is nothing &quot;wrong&quot; with Art C II&#039;s use of forms; it is just that they could have been more developed, and more elegant, with a greater degree of &quot;correctness&quot; in the use of the native forms.</p><p>And it does not necessarily indicate a lesser artist; even better artists will sometimes produce lesser works.&nbsp; The Ike C hummingbird is much more basic than some of his other carvings; if he were making a mask intended to sell for thousands of dollars, it would show considerably more sophistication and complexity.</p><p>And one might recall Ellen Neel, one of the first women carvers: in order to make small totems that could be sold at Stanley Park for one dollar, she designed and produced simplified versions that could be quickly produced, though not exactly &quot;correct.&quot;&nbsp;&nbsp; But she was fully capable of carving and painting larger and more sophisticated totems that rivaled those of her grandfather Charlie James.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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