Known throughout his too-brief career as a prolific painter and gifted interpreter of Cree culture, Dale Auger used the cross-cultural medium of art to explore the intricate links between the spiritual and natural worlds.
Auger's bold, bright canvases portray figures and scenes from the everyday to the sacred, the natural to the political. Birds, beasts, and human forms are carried from the dreamworld onto canvas, their spirits channelled through Auger's paintbrush and presented in brilliant yellows, mystic blues, vibrant reds, and swirls of black.
Medicine Paint is a stunning monograph of Auger's greatest works, reproduced in glorious colour and reflecting the evolution of the artist's distinctive style.
Including a revealing look back at his life and professional development, this book is a stunning tribute to a masterful Indigenous artist.
