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Many contemporary Indigenous painters practice a specifically Indigenous mode of abstraction; for example, Starr Hardridge often assembles compositions out of motifs common in the traditional beadwork and graphic art of his tribe. In contrast, the prominent Indigenous practitioners of abstract painting during the mid-twentieth century, such as the Southern Cheyenne artist Dick West, typically aligned their compositional strategies with Abstract Expressionism—a school of painting dominated by European American artists—instead of with traditionally nonrepresentational forms of Indigenous art. Thus, in the case of West’s generation, the identification of an abstract painting as Indigenous art tends to _______

deny the extent to which cultural identity influences an artist’s work.

depend not on stylistic details but instead on an awareness of the artist’s identity.

obscure the Indigenous origins of certain motifs associated with Abstract Expressionism.

place a greater emphasis on the artist’s biography than on the aesthetic merit of the painting.