Michael Kabotie Painting “Music for Fertility” [SALE PENDING R. L.]

This painting entitled "Music for Fertility" was painted by Michael Kabotie in July 1963. 

"Music for Fertility is a decorative composition utilizing the symbols of Hopi life. It was composed during the years when Mike lived away from the mesas. The flute player, through his music, encourages the growth of the corn, and the woman represents human germination and the increase of mankind. All of the symbols, the Migration spiral, the hand print, snow, rain, and stars, have purely ornamental rather than a structural or conceptual value. . . In the Hopi world, all of life is interrelated. Art can never be isolated from daily work or religious celebration and the past can never be isolated from the present or the future. On every level, psychological, historical and aesthetic, the concept of Migration is a fundamental part of Hopi life and art." [Broder, 1978:61]

This painting is published in Hopi Painting: The World of the Hopis by Patricia Janis Broder, 1978. page 61, figure 3-12, and noted that it was from the collection of Hopi Cooperative Arts & Crafts Guild.

This painting is also published in Michael's Journey: The Mystic Art of Michael Kabotie by Brigitte and Dietmar Behnke, Heidelberg, Germany,  2013, page 82, Figure 19, and noted that it was awarded 3rd Scottsdale National Indian Arts Exhibit 1964 Katherine Harvey Memorial Award, 1978.3

Condition: very good condition

Provenance: this Michael Kabotie Painting "Music for Fertility" is from the collection of an Adobe Gallery client

Recommended Reading and Reference:

- Michael's Journey: The Mystic Art of Michael Kabotie by Brigitte and Dietmar Behnke, Heidelberg, Germany,  2013, page 82, Figure 19

- Broder, Patricia Janis. HOPI PAINTING: THE WORLD OF THE HOPIS, Brandywine Press, New York, 1979

TAGS: Michael Kabotie, Delbridge Honanie, Neil David, Sr., Terrance Talaswiama, Milland Lomakema, Tyler Polelonema, Bevins Yuyaheova, Hopi Pueblo, Native American Paintings