Analysis Of Brian Robinson's Artwork 'Up In The Heavens'

Brian Robinson represents connection in his Torres Strait Islander artistic artworks by showing the histories and culture of his Aboriginal Traditions. Connection is a relationship in which a person or a living thing is linked to something else. Brian Robinson was born in 1973 on Thursday Island, Waiben. His nationality he represents is the Kala Lagaw Ya Tribe and the Wuthathi Tribe, which the tribes are between Cairns and Papua New Guinea. Brian Robinson’s place is based in Queensland, named Cairns and Thursday Island, since his heritage was from there. His connected place is Cairns because it allows Brain Robinson to draw the landscapes and the cultural narratives from his home in Queensland. Brain Robinson shows his connection in his artworks

‘Up in the Heavens’ was an artwork created by Brian Robinson in 2011. The materials used for this artwork were lino printing tools to carve the white spaces on the lino. When the artwork was finalized, the size of the artwork was 60cm x 114cm without a frame. The signs and symbols used in ‘Up in the Heavens’ were based on the Renaissance, Robinson has represented the Renaissance by showing 2 people looking like gods, floating in the sky. He also shows different types of marine animals floating between the gods. Robinson represents their connection to place in his artwork ‘Up in the Heavens’ by representing the passing of culture, law and religion from the Torres Strait Islander tribe ‘Zugubal.’ Brian Robinson represents their connection to place in his artwork ‘Up in the Heavens’ by reflecting the tropical marine environment from his surrounding areas and the inhabitants of those aquatic environments. Therefore, Brian Robinson’s artwork ‘Up in the Heavens’ represents his connection to place in his artmaking. ‘Moving with the rhythm in the stars’ was another example of Brian Robinson’s connection to