Artist, environmentalist and social justice activist, Christi Belcourt is a multifaceted figure, active on many fronts. She is best known for her extraordinary work floral landscapes inspired by the beaded embroidery of the Métis tradition, a community of mixed European and indigenous origin present throughout Canada.
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Deeply rooted in the culture of her people, Christi pays homage to it through art that celebrates the beauty of nature and explores its symbolic meanings.
His paintings do not limit themselves to reproducing traditional motifs, but integrate specific plants and symbols, carefully chosen to communicate a message of profound respect towards the Earth and the waters. At the center of his work there is always the connection with Mother Nature, which he considers sacred and worthy of care and protection.
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His works are part of important public and permanent collections throughout North America. Over the course of his career he has received numerous awards and has led major community projects, demonstrating how art can be an instrument of memory, resistance and transformation.
All you have to do is enter its magical floral world and admire the pure beauty.
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They really look like beads sewn onto canvas, but they are actually dots of color.
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Each work releases a magical and spiritual aura, as if it opened the doors to an invisible reality.
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How much beauty, what harmony!
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