Friday, 11 February 2022

The World of Elias Wakan

Elias Wakan makes wooden sculptures based on shapes. How do the shapes come together? How does he get them to fit? What is the philosophy of art, shapes and design? The Arts On Gabriola.


This sculpture is called The Meeting of Infinity

"The sculptures I make develop a common theme in nature: structure (particularly geometric structure) evolving out of repetition. We see it all around us, from flower petals and the leaves of a tree to the cells that make up our fingernails and the molecular structure of absolutely everything, repeating elements that come together to make form. The phenomena is even more evident in the work of man, particularly in architecture and engineering, but really in almost everything."

https://theartsongabriola.ca/artists?store-page=Elias-Wakan-c127733008

www.eliaswakan.com


Imagine if we saw the world as patterns rather than a competition to the top? 



 

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