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ARTIST'S STATEMENT
As a carver, I live through my hands and tools: transforming thick, heavy bone meant for massive collisions, into ethereal, otherworldly creations - small oases in busyness of life.
Many years ago, I fell in love with the shape, beauty and texture of moose antler. It has since become my principle medium. The antler forms a natural canvas for so many wonderful images, which I carve in relief, with a sense of stylized realism. At times an antler is so spectacular that it becomes a carving in and of itself, usually a little more abstract in nature. A carving can take three months to three years to complete.
Over the years, I have added other media to my carvers "palette", including: mountain sheep and musk oxen horn, mammoth and old walrus ivory, caribou antler, soapstone and marble. I am currently interested in exploring the creative possibilities of working bronze into my art by combining carved antlers and horns with bronze skulls.
BIO
Shane Wilson is a sculptor, who currently resides in Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada.
His life long interest in art has encompassed a variety of art forms, including drawing, oil and acrylic painting, clay sculpture, and photography. His interest in antler carving began in 1985 when he attended a show of antler carvings by Maureen Morris, a well known carver from Atlin, British Columbia.
After moving to the Yukon in 1987, Shane experimented with this interest in antler carving. Almost immediately he realized he had found a medium that he enjoyed, for its creative and tactile potential. Using a variety of antler, bone, horn, mammoth tusk, and stone, Shane's abiding passion has become the creation of sculpture from these natural sources.
He has patiently developed his skills over the years through formal training at Emily Carr College of Art and Design, Red Deer College, art workshops, and mentors Gerry Kortello, Maureen Morris and Ray Ladue.
Shane teaches the art of antler carving at Red Deer College's "Series: Summer School for the Visual Arts" in Red Deer, Alberta and starting in 2009 will also teach at Legacy Carving Studio in Okotoks, Alberta.
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Yukon Seasons, 2003 by Shane Wilson (carved in moose antler) is seen in its permanent location on the second floor of the Canada Winter Games Centre, Whitehorse, Yukon. The carving was donated to the Yukon Permanent Art Collection by the artist in 2006. It represents the four seasons typically found in the Yukon. For detailed pics and description go to Shane Wilson Sculpture.
Yukon Seasons, 2003 by Shane Wilson (carved in moose antler) is seen in its permanent location on the second floor of the Canada Winter Games Centre, Whitehorse, Yukon. The carving was donated to the Yukon Permanent Art Collection by the artist in 2006. In 2007 Yukon Seasons was stolen from this location, but was recovered in 2008. During the theft the carving sustained some damage, but has been restored and is again on display at this location. Shane Wilson Sculpture.
Yukon Seasons, 2003 by Shane Wilson (carved in moose antler) is seen in its permanent location in the Canada Winter Games Centre, Whitehorse, Yukon. The carving was donated to the Yukon Permanent Art Collection by the artist in 2006. In 2007 Yukon Seasons was stolen from this location, but was recovered in 2008. During the theft the carving sustained some damage, but has been restored and is again on display at this location. Shane Wilson Sculpture.
The Canada Winter Games Yukon Torch, 2007 by Shane Wilson, is located in a permanent display on the second floor of the Canada Games Centre, Whitehorse, Yukon. This carved torch shows the Raven, symbolic bird of the Yukon, overlooking 13 mountains of the boreal forest, representing the 13 provinces and territories of Canada attending the Games. In the centre you see the stylized maple leaf, symbol of the Canada Winter Games. Shane Wilson Sculpture
The Canada Winter Games Yukon Torch, 2007 by Shane Wilson, is located in a permanent display on the second floor of the Canada Games Centre, Whitehorse, Yukon. This detail of the carved torch shows the Raven, symbolic bird of the Yukon, overlooking 13 mountains of the boreal forest, representing the 13 provinces and territories of Canada attending the Games. In the centre you see the stylized maple leaf, symbol of the Canada Winter Games. Shane Wilson Sculpture
The Canada Winter Games Yukon Torch, 2007 by Shane Wilson, is located in a permanent display on the second floor of the Canada Games Centre, Whitehorse, Yukon. The display also houses the medals from the Games. Text panels commemorate the Planning Volunteers and describe the Pan Northern Torch Relay which led up to the Games. Shane Wilson Sculpture
The Canada Winter Games Yukon Torch, 2007 by Shane Wilson, is located in a permanent display on the second floor of the Canada Games Centre, Whitehorse, Yukon. The display also houses the medals from the Games. Text panels commemorate the Planning Volunteers and describe the Pan Northern Torch Relay which led up to the Games. The display case overlooks the Flexihall and the Soccer Field. In the background you can see banners from the 2007 Canada Winter Games. Shane Wilson Sculpture