Marcus Amerman is a Choctaw bead artist, glass artist, painter, fashion designer, and performing artist, living in Idaho. He is known for his very realistic beadwork portrait.
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Marcus Amerman was born in Phoenix, Arizona in 1959 but grew up in the Pacific Northwest. He holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Whitman College in Walla Walla, Washington. He also studied the American Indian Institute of Art and the Anthropology Film Center.
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Artwork
His explorations of different genres of art overlap. For example, Amerman beads are integrated into the clothing design. Her outfit featured in her performing arts. The paintings and his works use a clear palette found in his beadwork. He has even created giant beads from glass.
Ameritz's first foray into realism in beadwork was the 1993 Iron Horse Jacket, a studded leather jacket featuring a very detailed picture and model from Brooke Shields in beadwork. Then, he added a portrait bracelet to his repertoire. He has described many historical heroes in his beadwork, such as Lloyd Kiva New; as well as pop icons, such as Janet Jackson, and images inspired by superhero comics are the flows that flow throughout his work.
His paintings are expressive and often reflect his Choctaw roots, with the image of Mississippian. His work on the glass also includes the Mississippian ceramic design, but more often reflects contemporary design, such as the globe of the earth.
Awards
Amerman's work is in public collections like George Gustav Heye Center, American Indian National Museum, American Museum of Natural History, Heard Museum, Portland Museum of Art, Sequoyah National Research Center at Little Rock, Arkansas and Museum of Art and Design. He is the only artist to have his beadwork featured in Playboy magazine.
In 2008, Amerman was a Hauberg Fellow at Pilchuck Glass School and resident artists there in 2008. He and artist Tlingit Preston Singletary taught at school in 2006 as part of Iconoglass.
Personal
Amerman's brother, Roger Amerman, is also an award winning beadworker, inspired by Southeastern Woodland's design. Their first cousin, Linda Lomahaftewa, was famous for her graphic and painting art, such as her brother and Amerman's cousin, the late Dan Lomahaftewa.
Quotes
Traditionally, Indians embrace new materials that can be created and new ideas to be expressed.
External links
- Marcus Amerman, the official site
- Marcus Amerman, School of American Research
- Marcus Amerman, Project Vision
Note
References
- Bates, Sara, the curator. Indian Humor . San Francisco: American Indian Contemporary Arts, 1995. ISBNÃ, 1-887427-00-7.
- McFadden, David Revere, and Ellen Napiura Taubman. Changing Hands: Art without Reservation 2: North American Contemporary Native Art from West, Northwest & amp; Pacific. New York: Museum of Art and Design, 2005. ISBNÃ, 1-890385-11-5.
External links
- "Universe Marcus Amerman," Magazine via Santa Fe.com
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