The Enchanted Owl By Kenojuak Ashevak

My interpretation on Kenojuak Ashevak’s “The Enchanted Owl” painting is that the art work is greatly influenced by major themes of Aboriginal spirituality. First of all, images of animals are common among Aboriginal works of art. This is because, in Aboriginal spirituality, animals are part of the natural world that Aboriginals cherish. Animals are considered to be sacred, thus having great spiritual and symbolic significance. Secondly, the image of the owl could be symbolic of wisdom and intuition as it is in Aboriginal spirituality. This could mean that the strokes coming from the owl’s body could represent the sharing of wisdom or the connection of knowledge between people. In addition, the great contrast of the light and dark colour could