“In the ten years since my last show,

the primary difference in the work stems

from an attitude of surrender.  As Native

Artists trained in the formal sense, we

become burdened by the need to keep

the tradition alive and to pass on what

we know.  In essence, we teach by

example, carefully outlining our footsteps

so that others may follow, an honourable

goal for an artist… if there were someone

who wanted to follow.  The world has

changed, standards are different, and

who am I to tell someone that they

need to learn what I learned and

follow my path."

"The use of different colours in different

ways is a strong part of the theme of this

show.  Not that I dislike the traditional

red and black, but I found that adding

new colours expanded my sense of

design.  Focus shifts from what an

object means to how it is working.  I

don’t view anything I do as radical or

new, merely as steps to another place. 

‘MasterArtist’ is not a term I have ever

been fond of, since it implies that one

has arrived, to me the title merely

announces that this person has stopped

moving and growing.”

 

“Ironically, success in the art world leads

to it’s own unique isolation.  Having clients

and private commissions is rewarding but

the resulting projects rarely, if ever are

seen by the public.  Doing another one

man show excites me because it gives me

a chance to reconnect and be visible

once again.”

 

Don Yeomans