Rick Bartow at Missoula Art Museum

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Rick Bartow – Dog’s Journey: A 20 Year Survey is now on view at the Missoula Art Museum in Montana. Bartow is a Native American of Wiyot heritage who is interested in themes of animism and transformation. His dream-like images often include humans crossed with crows, hawks, dogs, bulls, ravens, and coyotes and suggest states of mind more than actual beings.

I had a thought the other night when I was struggling with my grief and missing my own little being…

“Without a dog, I feel like an animal.”

Rick Bartow’s work speaks to me in my dream-like sadness.

Coyote Going

Barking at Nothing at All

Misaosan’s Dog #25

Coyote and the Myth

Rick Bartow – Dog’s Journey: A 20 Year Survey at the Missoula Art Museum until January 31, 2012.

To see more of his work visit Froelick Gallery.

Hat tip to Monatana dog photographer Lauren Grabelle for sending me Rick Bartow’s work.

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5 responses to “Rick Bartow at Missoula Art Museum”

January 20, 2012

Elizabeth

Powerful stuff —

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January 20, 2012

Evelyn Morris Hecht

my god, his work is so powerful, raw, evocative…….I felt like “Barking At Nothing At All” could be my self portrait at times……………..this artist is major! I predict fame if he doesn’t already have a degree of it……..he just needs to be connected.
thanks, Moira…..I think of you almost every day and send you more white light.

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January 22, 2012

nancy@gooddogart.com

gotta love a color master, even if these are scary! The Native American connection is visible- seeing shades of both Fritz Scholder and TC Cannon in these.

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January 23, 2012

Sheila Cameron

love it!!!!!!!!!

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January 25, 2012

kathy weller

These are totally wild. I have never seen this artists’ work before. Thanks for posting about it.

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