Instagram Takeover with Robin Hodgson
Sailing Pretty Close to the Wind, 2021
Robin Hodgson
150x150 cm/60x60”
Acrylic, Latex, Oil Bar, Spray Paint
Join us over on our Instagram page for a week-long takeover by one of our featured artists, Robin Hodgson.
Born in 1984, this Canadian artist was raised in Kamloops, BC, where he currently works from his downtown studio. Robin’s multi-disciplinary art practice is divided between his own work in painting and sculpture, and his efforts in promoting the development of contemporary art in his community.
Since the age of 19 Robin has been a C5/C6 quadriplegic. Prior to his injury, Robin was an accomplished snowboarder and a member of Canada’s junior national team. His earliest interest in art came from his mom working at the Kamloops museum, from skateboard graphics and the graffiti on rail cars that would pass by his childhood home.
Robin’s paintings seek to find a connection between artist, canvas, and the viewer. He utilizes memory and emotion, then filters them through the form of narratively rich paintings. His most recent body of work presents a vibrant collection of characters, as the artist investigates the psychological and emotional nature of post able body life.
His work is currently on display in our Main Gallery alongside two other artists. Check out "Drawing from the Margins: Laurie Landry, Bruce Horak, Robin Hodgson" at the Penticton Art Gallery through to May 15, 2021.
"Over the past thirty years the concept of what determines a disability has greatly shifted from the previous medical model to that of a social one. The previous approach focused primarily on the physical and sensory impairments of the individual. While in contrast the current social model recognizes the cognitive and mental health issues that prevent an individual's full participation in society.
In 2017 Statistics Canada found that an estimated 6.2 million Canadians live with one or more disabilities. That’s one in every five individuals making up 22% of our population.
'Sailing Pretty Close to the Wind,' is a self portrait roused by the anatomical drawings and studies of Da Vinci. Compositionally my work is influenced by the drama and symbolic conventions of Renaissance painting, while thematically my work continues to investigate the emotional and psychological nature of those living with disabilities."
"Sailing Pretty Close to the Wind," 2021
Robin Hodgson
150x150 cm/60x60”
Acrylic, Latex, Oil Bar, Spray Paint
