Morrisseau forgeries - Spirit Walker v Stardreamer - Norval wins!
This Blog is posted in honour of the Mind, Body and Spirit of Copper Thunderbird better known as Norval Morrisseau - Grand Shaman of the Ojibway."
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I, Spirit Walker, would like to thank you all for your comments posted on this "NORVAL MORRISSEAU BLOG". It is proving to be an exciting success as we have always anticipated it would be. The subject is dynamic and evolving to say the least.
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It has come to my attention that there are a number of Norval Morrisseau's works that are being called forgeries. These are pieces from both private collections and retail galleries. Some of the works have come from my collection as well as a number of pieces that I have seen with my own eyes in galleries that have nothing to gain by selling forgeries. I believe there is a larger group involved other than Stardreamer ("blackmagic") with much more to gain by calling these works forgeries.
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People are involved from the top of the food chain to the bottom and they dont have Norval's legacy as a priority.
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Galleries that are selling later works by Norval Morrisseau are the ones most threatened by the earlier works by Norval Morrisseau. Here is a list of the galleries that Ritchie Sinclair has attacked by posting these defamatory articles himself coming in under the name of "blackmagic" instead of his usual name of Stardreamer:
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Galleries of Avalon (eBay)
Seventh Generation Gallery
Old Downtown Gallery
Qualicum Frameworks Gallery
Northwind Art Gallery
Whetung Gallery
Bearclaw Gallery
Maslak McLeod Gallery
Woodland Art Gallery
Gallery DeBoer
Bockley Gallery
Artworld of Sherway
Ahnisnabae Art Gallery
Gallery on the Lake
Gallery Calligrammes
Wah-sa Gallery
Gallery 260
Arctic Fine Arts
Micah Gallery
Artcube Gallery
Bay of Spirits Gallery
Woodland Gallery
Turtle Island Gallery
Redkettle Art & Collectibles
Northern Art Impressions Gallery
The Four Directions Native Art and Crafts Gallery
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Where is the Norval Morrisseau Heritage Society (NMHS) when it comes to this blatent dishonesty? Who says that these works are forgeries? Where are the credentials backing up these ludicrous statements? There are pieces that have been scrutinized by the same forensic company that the RCMP uses and they have been deemed authentic. I am sorry, but there are too many questions to be answered in order for me to take this seriously. This alone has to be the worst slander to the most collectors that I have ever seen. This hurts the entire art market but hurts Norval's legacy the most.
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From the very beginning of this blog's life I have been open to everyone to share in the experiences regarding the Shaman Artist - Norval Morrisseau. I have given everyone a chance to contribute and with a certain number of people I have developed a closer relationship with them due to the love and passion we share for Norval Morrisseau's art.
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One individual, Ritchie Sinclair a.k.a. Stardreamer, has taken advantage of my openness and good heartedness and made me believe that he is in "it" for the same sincere reasons that I am.
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I was wrong by refusing to take warnings in regards to Stardreamer for the reasons that I am an individual who can only judge others based on my own experiences with them. I posted many articles about Ritchie Sinclair to promote this artist and his work.
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He was successful in hiding behind a sheep's skin that made me believe that everything he does was honourable. I was wrong, but I cannot be accused for any wrongdoings and I do not need to alopoligize to anyone for my actions. My true intentions were honourable and Richie Sinclair a.k.a. Stardreamer took adavantage by deceiving me.
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About one week ago when I "discovered" his presentation on www.morrisseau.com. I confronted him with my disagreement telling him that based on my own experience most of the paintings presented under user name "blackmagic" are authentic and there are no reasons that he could achieve anything positive by presenting the case based on his "liking or disliking" of the many pieces he maliciously labelled forgeries. It is important to note that some paintings need to be examined in person to state with certainty if it is authentic or not.
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Few of the paintings presented by "blackmagic" which is actually Ritchie Sinclair a.k.a. Stardreamer himself as per his own admission to me were in my personal collection. I cannot understand an individual who was Norval Morrisseau's apprentice would do anything to discredit art pieces by Norval Morrisseau for his personal gain?
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The reason why I started this blog almost a year ago was due to false statements made by Kinsman Robinson Galleries, Coghlan Art Studio & Gallery and individuals closely associated with Norval Morrisseau. I felt the need to create a platform that will speak for Norval when this priviledge to speak for himself was put in the hands of others that were only interested in their personal financial gain by putting the Legacy of Norval Morrisseau aside.
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This website www.morrisseau.com is a disservice to Norval Morrisseau, his legacy and the people of Canada. It is full of lies put forth by the people who have little or no expertise to judge the authenticity of Norval Morrisseau's and who are acting only for greed of others using false histories as their methods of deception. I am told that a lawsuit has been prepared against Ritchie Sinclair a.k.a. Stardreamer and that there are more to follow by the galleries mentioned above.
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I am a strong believer that Norval Morrisseau's Legacy belongs to his people "the Great Ojibway" and to family that bears his name - Morrisseau Family.
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"May the truth be told and known to all"
Megwetch,
Spirit Walker
Ugo
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A Blog of the Norval Morrisseau blog to investigate the topics.
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Ugo's posting about Stardreamer from the Norval Morrisseau blog is here so that it can be properly responded to without editing or deletion.
I stand by my opinions on the artwork that I have pointed to as forged. I don't blame any gallery for selling them but I consider it their responsibility to be as informed as possible about the work they promote. Once informed if they continue to sell forged artwork they join the Windigo spirit that drives this enterprise.
>>>>> Stardreamer
I am the last artist to exibit with the master himself. I am RAINBOW THUNDERBIRD, Mark Anthony Jacobson. Norval and I had a show in the winter of 2005. I would go to Nanaimo almost every weekend to go visit Norval and spend time with him and pray, bring my "water drum" and prayer songs and spiritually entertain Norval with these medicines. Norval Morrisseau himself along with 2 other witnesses, showed me a book containing images of Norval's "original art", and images of the proposed "fakes". The "fake" paintings had red dots beside them and Norval took my hand and I pointed my finger as he guided my hand to the "fake" paintings and said......toilet, toilet, toilet. So, in layman's terms, meaning shit, shit, shit, or if you prefer fakes.......after that experience, Norval said "NOT MY ART".........Norval also asked me to"help him" and to help his legacy. Now, I know for a fact Ugo, you were not there, neither was anyone else who claims that the "fakes" are originals. You need to see the reality of the art in the 70's......the particular style that Norval painted in during that time.......there are many examples that are published in his books" ecspecially in the "art of Norval Morrisseau" lister/pollack, and there has never been one single photograph published either in a book or newspaper or with Norval himself posing with the proposed "fake Norval Morrisseau" paintings. As well, there are many people who have a invested interest in promoting these "fake" paintings........it's called "MONEY". I suggest that you may want to come to terms with the truth......all of you, who promote that garbage as Norval's art...........you all need an education.........I got one personally from Norval himself!........MAJ 2008!
Keep up the good work Ritchie......I support all of your "hard work"........let the blessings be my brother, cheers, MAJ 2008!
I have seen this going on for too many years, ignorant gallery owners who only see a quick buck.
ebay sellers looking for suckers, and bloggers promoting items with no history.
DO THE RESEARCH FIRST.
I know some would have you think that those with well documented history with the artist know nothing, how ridiculous is that, should we believe some scumbag on the web who lurks in the basement and promotes works which just don't have a clear history?
think about it folks, what makes more sense.
Let's talk about fraud. What is fraud? In my interpretation, it is the opposite of truth, a open sore that happen's to the soul infected by thought, feeling, desire and manifested result causing separation from the truth or "spirit self". It is the ego's answer to self fulfillment and instinctual satisfaction. That being the desire for "personal gain at the expense of others and the principle of truth. The shadow of self deception manipulating the soul's righteous desire for true dependance on the "spirit of the universe". The problem with self will run riot is that the end result is always the same.......pain! Notice that those defending the fraud, are in pain.......of some sort, mostly that though of their instincts being "threatened"...... that of self preservation mostly. The material security instinct runs rampid with fear, fear of losing the thing they most want to secure. Personal ambitions to secure the human instinctual drive, is due to failure sooner or later. It is the great paradox though, that the "SPIRIT" has given us all, every man, woman and child, the freedom of choice or "free will". The only good thing I have ever come to know about the freedom of choice, is that of choosing the "will of the spirit". For it is here, in the alignment of the will of the spirit, that the soul is awakened, and it becomes automatic really, and quite simple to grasp the natural order of spiritual principles. In so doing, one becomes aligned with the simplicity of the spiritual reality and becomes familiar with the infinite power of the "SPIRIT". Reliance on self becomes the illusion, finite and powerless reality. I too, once lived only for the satisfaction of my instinctual drives, and found that the web of lies and self deception had brought me to the point of ........surrender. It is only when one admits that there is no end to the personal satisfactions of our self will, that one becomes "enlightened" to the true nature of our self will run riot. The ego is the windigo, it is the flesh eating part of the human condition that makes the soul sick with self satisfaction and self obsession of the instinctual drives of every human being! The fraud is this and nothing less.......that we are trained to believe that the spirit will lead to "lack"......lack of love, lack of security, lack of power, lack of happiness, lack of fulfillment, lack of success, that the spirit of the universe cannot support our needs for security and contentment and ultimate fulfillment. On the contrary, it is when we depend on the "SPIRIT" that we see the fraud of our former selves being enslaved by the lie, that we must at any cost and to anyone, seek in any way, the security of our human condition. I seek that of the spirit, and in seeking the spirit.........I have no need, it's all being taken care of by the one who has "ALL KNOWLEDGE AND POWER"!...........Thunderbird school spiritual mechanics 101.........MAJ, also known by many as RAINBOW THUNDERBIRD, Shaman artist!
I just noticed the "blog" post on skin walkers blog.......by Christian Morrisseau.........and thought, how fitting that you would try and throw sand in my face while I was trying to be a source of mediation between you and Gabe........and having a general concern for what Norval meant when he told me about "helping him"........well, I now know what Norval meant.......it took a few cycles of the moon to pass........but the writing is on the wall, I will post the short conversation him and I had........here it is.......for all to see.............enjoy!.......MAJ
>>> From: "mark anthony jacobson" To: info@christianmorrisseau.com Sent: Thu, 08 Mar 2007 06:23:58 -0800 Subject: your father We've never met in the physical, only in the spiritual. My indian name is Pey-sim-away-apey-binasi, {rainbow thunderbird}. You know my work as mark anthony jacobson. My family clan is the frog clan,my ojibway bloodline comes from Eabmatoong first nation, treaty 9, Fort hope, ontario. I am anishenabae and sweedish. My mother is nish and my father, the sweede. our ojibway last name is oskineegish and my family was the first of 5 others that were there on that piece of land. I was given my name by an elder named Larry Asepass, a heoka sundance chief, road man, and shaking tent conductor, who hung out with your dad 35 years ago. I gave him a full eagle and 2 eagle bone whistles, 2 wings and a tail and head for my name. Your father is a beautiful man regardless of his past. Destiny is not an easy thing to reject. Your father used to party with my mom and dad back in the 70's in Sioux Lookout ont, that is what your dad told me personally. he said he remembered me and Angie[my sister] way back then. I've had the privlidge of hanging out with your father the last 3 years and was the last artist to have a show with him in Nanaimo in 2005 called the gallery of giving,[ i have photos of our show together]. In 2006 last year, I brought your father, wheelchair and all, to a peyote ceremony from 10 oclock at night to 8 oclock in the morning and song and prayed all night with him for his well being. I would go to nanaimo every couple of months to visit your dad and bring the water drum and rattle with me and sing peyote songs to your dad and pray with him, { your father really liked that water drum}. I come as a person with deep concern for your father. Gabe has been very distant lately with access to Norval, and it worries me that there is something going on that your father is trying to tell me. The last time i seen him, we went for diner and michelle went to the bathroom and left me and Norval alone at the table. Norval said that I must help him, that God had sent me to him to help him. I have often thought about what he meant by that as that could've been taken on many levels. I am obviously aware as to what is happening to all the legal aspects between your family and Gabe. I am in a unique situation as that Gabe is not threatened by me and Norval's friendship. I talk to gabe frequently and hear all kinds of information. Now, that being said, I would respect the fact that you keep all of this to your self, please, as i can still try and keep the lines of communication open and be of service in helping out in any way that i can. Please respect this attempt of building trust with you so that I can help in any way that I can. Darrell knows nothing about this and neither should he. This is between you and I, in a good way. Iam going to make a visit with Norval and Gabe in a couple of weeks and I needed to share this with you about what your dad said to me. Please inform me if you need to about any thing that you may want to talk about under the sacredness of trust and confidence. I am pleased to see that you have been brought into the light of our CREATOR'S ways, that you are depending on GOD as the only real true source of light and inspiration. We are the new ancestor's and it is up to us to teach what our ancestor's have taught, only now it is with this generation being closer to the Creator then the last generation. It is the way that it is. the next generation shall be even closer to the creator then us, if we as medicine messenger's teach them what we know now, rather then later. Anyways, thank you for hearing me out in only the most positive of ways, I wish you many blessings as you continue this road of enlightenment through ART. I hope that david is well, I had a show with him in New york in 2002 through A.N.D.P.V.A in Toronto a few years ago. I can find him if you need some information there as well. I hope this see's you only in the highest good, my fellow servent of the CREATOR, and it's creation.................kind regards.........mark anthony jacobsonYou wish me "well" eh Christian........ya right, at least get honest with yourself......"son".......cheers, MAJ