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“I want to make paintings full of colour, laughter, compassion and love. I want to make paintings that will make people happy, that will change the course of people's lives. If I can do that, I can paint for a hundred years.” PeopleIfsWantYearsI CanCoursesCan DoCompassionPaintingCommunicationLaughterHundredAnd LovePaintColourMaking People Happy Author:Norval Morrisseau
“What I teach the people many times is that attitude and attention will determine the whole course of our lives. Get rid of fear and that is all you ever have to get rid of. Fear of anything at all.” PeopleWholeCoursesAttentionAttitudeTeachOur LivesDetermine Author:Norval Morrisseau
“I transmit astral plane harmonies through my brushes into the physical plane. These otherworld colours are reflected in the alphabet of nature, a grammar in which the symbols are plants, animals, birds, fishes, earth and sky. I am merely a channel for the spirit to utilize, and it is needed by a spirit starved society.” EarthSpiritAnimalSkyNeededBirdHarmonyPlantFishesSymbolsPlanesColourBrushesGrammarAlphabetTransmitEarth And Sky Author:Norval Morrisseau
“My art speaks and will continue to speak, transcending barriers of nationality, language and other forces that may be divisive, fortifying the greatness of the spirit that has always been the foundation of the Ojibwa people.” PeopleMayArtSpiritSpeakLanguageForceGreatnessFoundationBarriersNative AmericanContinuingNationalityAboriginalTranscendingLanguage Barriers Book:Norval Morrisseau: Return to the House of Invention Source: Norval Morrisseau: Return to the House of Invention
“The Ojibways have great respect for the Bear. According to their legends, in the distant past the Bear had a human form and was in fact an ancestor of the Ojibways. Therefore he understands the Indian language and will never attack or fight any Indian if he is addressed properly.” IfsHumansFactsPastFormFightingLanguageBearsIndianLegendsAncestorGreat RespectHuman Form Author:Norval Morrisseau
“Among the Indians, as among other nations, some people are born artists, but most are not. I am a born artist. I have as much interest in my people as any anthropologist, and I have studied our culture and lore. My aim is to reassemble the pieces of a once proud culture, and to show the dignity and bravery of my people.” PeopleShowsArtistCultureNationsInterestBornPiecesProudDignityBraveryAimAnthropologists Author:Norval Morrisseau
