KIJIKATIG - A Renewal
Artist Statement:
The growth rings on a tree are a record of resilience to the environmental events it has experienced. The sculptures in the KIJIKATIG collection illustrate a unique record of the transformative changes of renewal and preservation of knowledge in both the tree and human experience through carving. Each sculpture holds the stories of Indigenous student resilience, hope, renewal, and preservation of knowledge.
Artist Bio:
David J. Robinson’s sculpting can be understood by the way he considers time, space and ways in which the form is created. Although Robinsons’ contemporary works bring to mind visionary sculptors Constantin Brancusi, Henry Moore and traditional First Nations carvers, Robinsons’ work is not fashioned directly by their works. However, Robinsons sculptures share a way of exemplifying the simple forms that reflect archetypal representations of their subject matter.
In juxtaposition to elements of traditional First Nations pieces, Robinsons’ work shares and understanding of the relationship of nature all living beings and the need to acknowledged the land and the people who inhabit it. As traditional First Nations carving employed mythical figures and ceremony, Robinson also pays attention to their relationship. Robinson regards his pieces as contemporary sculptures that are imbued by his First Nations philosophies.
Each sculpture shares a story and has a spirit which connects to a space and experience. Viewers are invited to touch the polished pieces and form their own memory and experience the medicine.
Find David online:
Website: www.thundercarving.com/
Instagram: @thundercarving
