Fly, 2020
Terry McCue, an Ojibway artist born in 1945 on the Curve Lake Reserve in Ontario, created vibrant, spiritually-infused paintings that captured the magical relationship between humanity and nature. Self-taught and influenced by his cousin Arthur Shilling, McCue balanced his work as a facilitator in Indigenous communities with his artistic practice, which began with freelance illustration.
McCue's artwork, characterized by animals depicted in unexpected, vivid colors and spiritual contexts, reflected his Ojibway perspective on the natural world. His paintings invited viewers to embrace new perceptions and make an "imaginative leap into the world of the indigenous," embodying his belief that "we are magical beings living in a magical world."
McCue's artwork, characterized by animals depicted in unexpected, vivid colors and spiritual contexts, reflected his Ojibway perspective on the natural world. His paintings invited viewers to embrace new perceptions and make an "imaginative leap into the world of the indigenous," embodying his belief that "we are magical beings living in a magical world."