Born and raised in southwest Louisiana, “Cajun Country,” George Rodrigue preserved on his canvas what he feared was his dying heritage — including its land, people, traditions and mythology. It was a Cajun legend, the loup-garou, that spawned his most famous series,
“I grew up feeling a strong relationship to the old things, to the old culture, and I got a stronger feeling when I went to Los Angeles to school. I really started to understand how different I was and how different my Louisiana was.”
I’ve always approached painting knowing that my job is not to make an accurate representation of a subject–
IT’S GOT TO TRANSCEND THAT.
Sand Springs Cultural and Historical Center, Tulsa, OK The Art of George Rodrigue: Shiny Happy Blue Dog Nov 17, 2018 – Feb 17, 2019 Located in the vicinity of Tulsa, Oklahoma, this museum will host the exhibition Shiny Happy Blue Dog, highlighting George Rodrigue’s painted artworks on metal. This exhibition is […]
