Artist Information:
Winsom Winsom
Pickering,
Canada
Member Since: Apr 2002
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Artist Statement:
My art work interprets
images of the elements, land ,
animal and human presence in
the context of Afro-centric
value system . Spirituality
becomes central to the imagery
; respect for the elements
guides human passage .
Connections are established
between different levels of
existence through symbols in
line and colour giving my work
a ritualistic quality . As a
person of many cultural
heritage's - African , Maroon
, Arawak , Spanish and
Scottish ancestries I bring
to my work , a spirituality
which manifests itself through
a syncretism of African-based
religions and through deeply
personal experiences . These
blended elements have
provided the focus of my
personal spiritual
exploration. Central to my
art practices are seven
principle deities of West
African-based religions
called "Orishas". They form
a pantheon of godlike forces
which express themselves on
earth through specific
elements and human attributes,
creating human behaviour and
so-called "happenstance" in
the circumstances of life. To
identify with an Orisha is to
merge with nature and the
elements .
I choose to intensify my
work using spirituality as a
metaphorical cross-roads to a
new higher awareness and
consciousness for humankind as
expressed through Seven
African Powers or Orishas . I
have as one of my objectives
the...
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Artist Exhibitions:
2003 Solo Exhibition “ Place
of Happiness” WARC
Gallery,Toronto
2000 Solo Exhibition “River of
Life” Thames Art
Gallery,Chatham , ON
2000 "Site Specific "with
Reinhaed Reitzenstein, June
Clark, etc.
Rodman Hall Arts
Centre,St.Catharines,ON.
2000 "KINDRED SPIRIT" opening
at NCAAA,Boston and
travelling through the United
States until...
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Artist Reviews:
PUBLICATIONS /
BIBLIOGRAPHY
2000 Kindred Spirits Kayiga &
Winsom: Museum of the National
Center of Afro-American
Artists. Boston,
Massachusetts, USA.
ISBN 0-878446-454-9
2000 DRAW IT BLACK : Artist's
Collective, Toronto, ISBN
0-9685480-1-6
2000 River of Life : Thames
Art Gallery ,ISBN
1-894651-00-6
1998...
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Winsom Winsom's Free Artist Portfolio
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My art work interprets images of the elements, land , animal and human presence in the context of Afro-centric value system . Spirituality becomes central to the imagery ; respect for the elements guides human passage . Connections are established between different levels of existence through symbols in line and colour giving my work a ritualistic quality . As a person of many cultural heritage's - African , Maroon , Arawak , Spanish and Scottish ancestries I bring to my work , a spirituality which manifests itself through a syncretism of African-based religions and through deeply personal experiences . These blended elements have provided the focus of my personal spiritual exploration. Central to my art practices are seven principle deities of West African-based religions called "Orishas". They form a pantheon of godlike forces which express themselves on earth through specific elements and human attributes, creating human behaviour and so-called "happenstance" in the circumstances of life. To identify with an Orisha is to merge with nature and the elements .
I choose to intensify my work using spirituality as a metaphorical cross-roads to a new higher awareness and consciousness for humankind as expressed through Seven African Powers or Orishas . I have as one of my objectives the... |
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