Visual Arts
Christine Sioui Wawanoloath
 

Photo of Christine Sioui Wawanoloath
Thumbnail of Triptyque 1 Courtisage Thumbnail of Triptyque 3 Séparation des sexes Thumbnail of Amerikas Thumbnail of Jeu d'échecs Thumbnail of Petite déesse rouge
Thumbnail of Triptyque 2 Danse nuptiale Thumbnail of Hommage sur des perles de maïs Thumbnail of La danse des ourses Thumbnail of Mali Mantawas
Christine Sioui Wawanoloath (Abenaki - Wendat) uses the trickster's humour to plunge us into the heart of the creation of a rather joyful world. Under the sign of a horned Shaman, a nuptial dance concludes with the separation of the sexes. The artist has created a complex mythological universe, a reinvented Genesis whose codes and signs might mislead the naïve. This is the essence of her art — revealing this essence under the guise of a playful spirituality. As Christine Sioui Wawanoloath's double name indicates, she is a bearer of light, and at the crossroads. Her red goddess and her androgynous dancers are clear proof that laughter is sacred.

Everything she creates takes part in this marvellous first look onto a world of wonder. Her tales, illustrations, paintings and sculptures share this vibrant luminosity that makes everything she touches a revelator of the soul.