Rachel Birtwistle
Studio Research I
Professor Jung
March 31st, 2025
Post 7
Notes:
He grew up around artists. His grandmother was a bead artist, mother was a dancer and father was a singer
He holds a lot of respect for the stories he acquires and does his best to innovate while also preserving them
He limits his audience in order to generate a more understanding atmosphere around his work
He has a structure for his work that allows him to relate different pieces to one another
How does Sky Hopinka use his medium of choice? What inspired him to use video?
Sky Hopinka’s medium of choice is video. He uses a video medium to capture the complexities of Indigenous Culture. Hopinka uses this art to help viewers understand the identity, language, environment, and history of Indigenous people. The combination of audio, film and history blended in this style puts the consumer in a trance like state that embodies the spiritual nature of Indigenous culture. He allows the audience to interpret the pieces in any way that relates to them while still maintaining his overall message. The inspiration to use the medium came from when the artist was learning one of the Indigenous cultures native languages. Hopinka found that the aspects of both film and language were very similar in their structure and how they can be transformed. He used the idea of transformation to link these themes in order to represent Indigenous culture and narratives.
What material/medium/process do you use and how? What inspired you to make your work that way?
I may use a digital medium when creating my pieces but sometimes I will utilize acrylic paints or graphite. I use each medium in different ways such as how my digital works are often layered with information and symbolism to create a plethora of meanings while my paintings and drawings often have one theme that they stick to. My work has many sharp strokes and edges that allow each element to stay independent from its counterparts. I feel that the obvious break between different elements allows the viewer to focus on the art work as individual elements and as one whole when combining them together. I was inspired to make works this way from graphic designers such as Robert Massin and David Carson. These designers immerse the viewer with their bold elements colliding to make one piece and that inspired me to do the same.
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