Native American art

Apache Spirit Dancer sculpture

Emily Drabanski

Monumental sculpture at Museum of Indian Arts and Culture

Craig Dan Goyseyun's Apace Mountain Spirit Dancer

Craig Dan Goseyun’s Apache Mountain Spirit Dancer

Museum Hill not only offers a chance to visit the Museum of International Folk Art and the Museum of International Folk Art, but also is where you’ll find one of the most incredible monumental sculptures in the region. Craig Dan Goseyun’s Apache Mountain Spirit Dancer, towers over Milner Plaza as well as visitors (such as myself and a friend on a recent outing).  This amazing sculpture seems to change color as the sunsets.

The artist studied at the Institute of American Indian Arts in Santa Fe.  Read more about his years of study and about another sculpture that he made, Follows the Mountain, that now is permanently at a roundabout at Richards Avenue and College Drive.

 

Yakita Starr Field’s artwork

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Colorful artwork brightens Cathedral Place

YakitaStarrFieldsMoCNA2015-06-12 06.36.56If you’re walking along Cathedral Place in Santa Fe, you can’t help but notice the brightly colored posts supporting the portal of The Museum of Contemporary Native American Art.

You can’t miss the burst of color that has been vividly painted by artist Yakita Starr Fields (Cherokee/Creek/Osage). He was born in Oklahoma, but today he lives in New York City and has created large scale works around the country.

He attended the Art Institute of Boston from 2000-2003. And according to sign outside the museum, it was during that time that he became interested in “graffiti aesthetics,” which has continued to influence his work.

To me the work is interesting and like all great art has me wondering about it meanings. I think I will come back and look at up close at the posts a few more times. But right now, I enjoy just seeing the full span of colorful posts.

What do you think about the work?