BC Collections

What is fascinating with the new BC Petroglyph collection versus some of the other collections in my portfolio is the simplicity of lines and shapes. Whereas the African and US Southwest paintings are quite ornate, well-defined and seemingly more realistic, BC petroglyphs and pictograms seem more open to interpretation. Figures and animals are more stylized and abstract. They are defined by fewer lines and less detail yet you can still gather the sense and meaning behind the pictograms.

Most of the BC “rock art” would actually be classified as “pictograms” – painted on rather than chipped away on a rock or a cliff face. Because they have mostly been painted, a lot of these pictograms are rapidly disappearing, as climate change and location begins to affect them. Other issues, of course, have to do with the blatant human disregard that these are culturally sensitive areas that need to be protected. 

Enjoy this newest series which will feature both a more traditional rendition of the pictograms as well as some abstract, colorful versions of the same painting.