SFU Masterpieces

SFU Masterpiece: “Portrait of a Woman in a Renaissance Costume with Cadmium Middle”

Editor’s note: Following a statement by the First Nations, Métis and Inuit Student Association (FNMISA), on behalf of Māori students, The Peak acknowledges this piece, written by Brad McLeod, was written from a colonial perspective and failed to consider the oppression of Indigenous peoples through colonization, and the historic practice of cultural theft and cultural appropriation. This article excludes Indigenous voices, and only references Māori face tattoos once, in passing, in the entire piece. This piece incorrectly dismisses the cultural significance and history of these tattoos as artistic inspiration. As written by FNMISA, these face tattoos are sacred, and this…

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