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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;all_fakes, post: 268536, member: 55&quot;]To add to the discussion, examples abound in the world of NW Coast Native art.&nbsp;&nbsp; There are modern NW Coast artists who have incorporated Maori influences; a recent museum exhibit brought together artists from both cultures; many recognized similarities in their traditional styles, and the cultural transfusions have enlivened the art of both cultures.</p><p>And there has been some controversy over the &quot;authenticity&quot; of totempoles and masks made with modern tools and modern paint; but really, as soon as good tools and paint became available, the NW Coast carvers began to use them. Not to impair their art, but to continue their traditions in the best way possible.</p><p>&nbsp; &nbsp; And there always has been discussion in the art world, and among NW Coast artists, as to how much change is allowed, versus how much deference to tradition.&nbsp; The best manage to incorporate innovation while not abandoning tradition; and on the edges of that endeavor there are always works that will not appeal to some.&nbsp;&nbsp; I personally was not impressed by the NW Coast artist who did some paintings in a cartoonish &quot;manga&quot; style; or by Barry Herem&#039;s squared-off ovoid done in the medium of pressed paper.</p><p>But I love much of the work in glass done by Preston Singletary, and the pottery of Judy Cranmer, though neither are traditional media for NW Coast Native art.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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