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    Haida Art print featuring a supernatural being, Dogfish mother. with bold red and black, and soft blue hues to show contrast, framed in a light blue frame.
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    Blue black and red painting of a Haida dogfish mother in a blue frame in a white room with white chairs and a round wood table.
    Haida Art print featuring a supernatural being, Dogfish mother. with bold red and black, and soft blue hues to show contrast, framed in a light blue frame.
    A close-up of a framed artwork, showing the lower right corner of a light blue frame on a white background with a corner detail of the artwork showing.
    A blue, red, black and white Haida art print on a black background with a blue frame that has shadows reflecting on the glass of the art piece.
    An unframed Haida Art serigraph fine art print featuring a supernatural being, Dogfish Mother, with bold red and black, and soft blue hues against a white background.
    A close-up of the right lower corner of a blue, red, black and white artwork showing the artist's signature.
    A light blue artwork of dogfish mother by Tyson brown in a dining room with a wood table and grey chairs and a beige yellow wall.
    A white, red, black and light blue Haida northwest coast two-dimensional design framed in a blue frame.
    Northwest coast artwork by Tyson Brown featuring a dogfish mother in a blue frame on a black background.

    K’aaxada Awga (Dogfish Mother) By Tyson Brown - Haida Art Print

    $400.00

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    Own this first-ever print by Haida art print by Haida artist Iljuuwaas (Tyson Brown), a former apprentice of Robert Davidson.

    Inspiration Behind K’aaxada Awga (Dogfish Mother): 

    In Tyson Brown's K'aaxada Awga, meaning Dogfish Mother, the face of the dogfish, a small shark, is depicted at the forefront of the design with intensity. The artist chose to exaggerate the head and eyes to capture where our gaze first goes when encountering such formidable creatures. Likewise, the shark's eyes are turned down to focus on the viewer. This same design approach applies to exchanges between people. An exaggerated head in Haida art serves as a way to emphasize these observations. 

    The fierce presence of this work is intentionally softened with the artist's use of soft blues and a calming colour palette, tempering the intensity of this supernatural shark.

    In this work, the shark's main features: teeth, gills, fins and tail are distributed along all four sides of this design and are a way to depict a shark's features on a two-dimensional plane. 

    Artist Statement: The title of this print is K'aaxada Awga, which means “dogfish mother” or "shark" in Haida. I've always been fascinated by sharks - they are beautiful and intimidating at the same time.

    "When the COVID-19 pandemic began, I was thinking about our tendency to fear the things we don't understand. However, when we take the time to understand these things, fear often transforms into respect, and respect is a much healthier emotion to carry around. Minimizing the fear in our lives allows us to evolve and grow more honestly and freely.In this design, I used bold form to communicate the impact that fear has on our lives. The arrangement of the shark's features is meant to challenge the viewer's ideals of beauty and normalcy, while a focus on visual balance, both in form and colour, is intended to keep the viewer engaged.If we make a point of looking for beauty in our lives, we will surely find it." 

    • Printing Technique: Serigraph, fine art paper
    • Dimensions: 
      • Unframed: 30 inches x 15.8 inches
      • Framed: 34.8 inches x 20 inches x 1.2 inches 
    • Year: 2023
    • Limited Edition: This is a limited edition of 95 prints.
    • Frame options: Blue frame with conservation glass

    Artwork by Haida Artist Tyson Brown: Iljuuwaas Tyson Brown is a Haida artist from Skidegate, Haida Gwaii. The grandson of artists Billy Stevens and Bill Reid He is a lifelong student and has completed a formal apprenticeship with renowned Haida artist, Robert Davidson. His artistic focus is on creating a relevant body of work, while preserving and perpetuating classical Haida design principles. Tyson is inspired by his people's history, culture, and worldview. 

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