Cassandra Cassandra, Toronto, Canadá 13 de septiembre de 2020 - 18 de octubre de 2020
Eyes in the deep, nature is looking back.
We are not separated from what surrounds us, we are tied together. A web.
Sarah Davidson draws and paints after close observation of nature. Biomorphic forms ranging from foliage to frog eyes, insects, spiders, worms, fungus, and microbes populate her compositions. Questioning the idea of objectivity, she makes reference to the attempt to describe and catalogue the “natural” world. With form reflecting worlds within worlds, her works investigate the interconnection between bodies, nature, and the environment.
Drops turn into fluid lines, in constant motion, changing as water.
Flora and fauna may or may not provide a bountiful supply, and one must adapt.
Sculptor and printmaker David Ruben Piqtoukun makes works that incorporate diverse materials such as stone, antler, bone, wood, and steel. By collecting traditional stories from his parents and elders, he absorbed the Inuit culture that he was removed from as a child and took an immense leap into Inuit mythology. The incorporation of new and old stories into his stonework conveys his interpretation and acknowledgement of his Inuit ancestry.
If carving operates a transformation of the material, the images created are the product of the spiritual shaping of a vision.
Forms tend to abstraction, in search of harmony. It is about life.
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Eyes in the deep, nature is looking back.
We are not separated from what surrounds us, we are tied together. A web.
Sarah Davidson draws and paints after close observation of nature. Biomorphic forms ranging from foliage to frog eyes, insects, spiders, worms, fungus, and microbes populate her compositions. Questioning the idea of objectivity, she makes reference to the attempt to describe and catalogue the “natural” world. With form reflecting worlds within worlds, her works investigate the interconnection between bodies, nature, and the environment.
Drops turn into fluid lines, in constant motion, changing as water.
Flora and fauna may or may not provide a bountiful supply, and one must adapt.
Sculptor and printmaker David Ruben Piqtoukun makes works that incorporate diverse materials such as stone, antler, bone, wood, and steel. By collecting traditional stories from his parents and elders, he absorbed the Inuit culture that he was removed from as a child and took an immense leap into Inuit mythology. The incorporation of new and old stories into his stonework conveys his interpretation and acknowledgement of his Inuit ancestry.
If carving operates a transformation of the material, the images created are the product of the spiritual shaping of a vision.
Forms tend to abstraction, in search of harmony. It is about life.
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