GEORGE
POTAKA
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PREFERRED MEDIA - Carving,
Drawing, Other Media, Photography, and Painting
CLASSIFICATION - Emerging,
Independent
COMMISSIONS
ACCEPTED
BIOGRAPHICAL
DETAILS -
Throughout my formative years,
hunting and fishing had always been a way of life for me.
Being from a rural background the urge to return to this
environment regularly had been very strong and I have recently
physically returned...this is where I was raised. It is a
place where solitude can be found, free of materialistic
distractions and constraints placed upon us by urbanisation,
an ideal base to draw inspiration from. INFLUENCES -
I am an artist, my mediums include paint,
pastel, pencil, wood, bone, feather, natural fibre,
literature, human skin ... anything that sparks
inspiration.
I firmly believe that a
person’s past experiences shape and mould them into the person
they become, this is an evolving process as we are
ever-changing and always growing. I am an artist who is shaped
by who I have been, who I am, and who I will become. My art is
strongly connected to who I have become and the paths I am
travelling along. An affinity with animals has always been
present through which developed a strong passion for the
outdoors and hunting.This passion has grown to the extent that
is now a need, the incongruence of love and affinity for
animals combined with a passion for hunting only serves to
enrich a diverse talent for creating things of beauty.
It is interesting that life has turned full
circle and I have returned to my place of birth, a place that
I have a very strong connection to, I am sure that this sense
of belonging has impacted immensely on my artwork...... the
place I call
…..HOME.
EDUCATION -Formal education is for those who seek the
need for acceptance in the hypocrisy of modern
society.
Email:
broarpit@gmail.com
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