Two Step
Artwork
Medium:
Photograph
Date:
circa 2008
Dimensions:
Artworks -
Height: 10"
Width: 15"
Note: Above dimensions are for the image. Mat is 16"h x 20"w.
Description:
Colored photograph of a group of people wearing traditional Native American regalia, dancing in pairs. Pair on the left is of a woman wearing mostly black with tan fringe and shell "polka dots" on her shirt. Pair to the right is of a man and a woman, man wears almost all white.
Historical Context:
Brita Brookes' Native American imagery comes directly from first hand experiences participating in Pow Wows of the Three Fires Confederacy area of Michigan and Ontario. The Three Fires Confederacy consists of Indian Nations who reside in the United States around the Great Lakes and Canada. Although not of Native American heritage herself, she has actively been involved in Native American communities across the country. The photos in this series reflect the qualities of light, dance, movement, texture, emotion, and energy of the Native American culture. The level of detail which is seen in the pow wow dancers regalia represents years of traditional knowledge being passed from generation to generation in the creation of these intricate and beautiful clothing and sacred objects.