2013 Native Starry, Starry Night Mark Preston Print

Description

This is a Northwest Coast Indigenous limited edition print entitled "Starry, Starry Night" by Tlingit artist Mark Preston. It measures 10" x 35", and is from a run of 85 produced in 2013.
"The button blanket was a form of expressing the clan symbols of the person wearing it. The button blanket told a story about the family through images that everyone in the community understood (...) over the course of several years of abstracting Northwest coast art forms, I have focused primarily on the button blanket as a theme to illustrate the idea of adapting traditional materials to more contemporary ones. In a world of changing ideals, the concept of traditional values also transforms its meaning and adapts to the new host society. This serigraph is the abstract representation of all that is good in the city and all that is a natural wonder to my creative side."
- Mark Preston (Tenna-Tsa-Teh)
Mark Preston is a Tlingit artist born in Dawson City, Yukon in 1960. He began his study of engraving precious metals with renowned Gitksan artist, Phil Janzé, while attending K’san in Hazelton, BC. Mark draws inspiration from both European art and Northwest Coast art. In the realm of Native art, Mark is influenced by the works of artists such as Bill Reid, Robert Davidson, and Roy Henry Vickers. Recently, he has been creating large-scale glass pieces in addition to his jewellery and prints.