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Adrian Standing-Elk Pinnecoose, Divine Strength

Adrian Standing-Elk Pinnecoose
1988-
Diné (Navajo)/Southern Ute
Date
2018
Medium Specific
Digital print
Edition / State
7/12
Classification
Print
Dimensions
20 x 24 in. (50.8 x 61 cm)
Accession Number
2019.25.20.58
Credit
Membership Fund acquisition
Biography
My name is Adrian Standing-Elk Pinnecoose, and I am a 31-year-old Navajo/Southern Ute male who graduated from University of New Mexico's School of Architecture and Planning. I have a bachelor of Arts in Architecture and a Master of Science in Architecture: Computational Ecologies. I am a highly motivated individual who maintains a positive lifestyle. Throughout my years of growing up here in New Mexico, I was privileged to witness the approach of creating art in a diverse atmosphere. As a child, I watched many significant Indigenous Artists fabricate their concept of design. I watched painters, jewelers, weavers, potters, sculptures and glass blowers develop their point of view. This was an awe-inspiring stimulation to my way of artistry as I developed into an adult.

At birth, I was diagnosed with Werdnig-Hoffman Type II. Bound to a wheelchair my entire life, I have never stopped to notice my physical limitations. I believe in being positive each and every day, and this has impelled me to push harder, be stronger and never dwell on anything negative.

My artistic approach to design and the arts comes from a different perspective when I conceptualize my thought process. I believe a strong foundation makes a cohesive concept to develop a vernacular language through design. My discipline of study has taught me how to analyse my concepts as well as merge my love for the artist into one singular emotion that can be read on multiple levels. I am learning to develop my point of view as an Artist and Designer as one. To communicate my point of view is essential and I draw inspiration from all around myself.

As a contemporary artist, I am known for producing innovative pieces that explore and push forward the limits of computer-generated design. My culture, my identity, my values are intertwined into the fabrication of my art to begin the conversation of opening doors for the next generation of Indigenous artists. I am simultaneously looking back to the past and forward to the future in order to highlight the qualitative aspect of my heritage and weave those meanings into my designs. Though static, my pieces become fluid, able to transcend the bounds of time and place. My art supports the thesis that expression cannot be limited to the definition of what one may call "traditional process", but to push forward toward what the future holds for the Indigenous art-based community.
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