It’s impossible to describe Gerald Clarke’s art with just one sentence because he’s always changing. He never sticks with one medium or style, and he chooses whatever he believes will best fit his new idea.
But through the thirty-three years he has been an artist, one thing has remained consistent: the need for meaning and a genuine interaction with the viewer.
https://blogs.chapman.edu/wilkinson/2022/09/28/artist-gerald-clarke-reclaims-cahuilla-sovereignty/
Early on, Clarke’s original goal was to educate non-native Americans about Native culture, but he had realized something significant that was affecting his art. He felt that he was neglecting his own people and tribe (Cahuilla Band of Indians) and that honest, heartfelt art has a universal impact.
Clarke mentions that he’s not just another “native american artist.” He’s an artist who is also Native American. He has a responsibility to share his perspective of life as an artist.
“The saddest thing you can do is start plagiarizing yourself.” (link)
“One Track Mind” part of the Falling Rock exhibition (2009).
Today, he continues to make art as well as lecture and give speeches about social issues.
Find more of his works here: https://geraldclarkeart.com/.