Echoes of the Supernatural: The Graphic Art of Robert Davidson

Over six decades of brilliant prints and
paintings from the most prominent Northwest Coast artist of his generation.






Since leaving Haida Gwaii to study art in
Vancouver-where he carved argillite with Bill Reid in a department store and
hand-sold prints on the UBC campus-Guud sans glans, Robert Davidson has moved
between two worlds. As a host of Potlaches, carver of masks and totem poles,
and performer and teacher of traditional Haida songs and dances, he has been
one of the driving forces in the resurgence of Haida culture in the aftermath
of colonization. As an artist working in serigraphs, acrylic, wood, silver, and
aluminum to preserve and breathe new life into Haida formline, he has become
among the most respected, celebrated, and thrilling artists in the country, if
not the world.



Echoes of the Supernatural is the first publication in over forty years to offer a
comprehensive visual retrospective of his astonishing career. It includes new
photography of over 150 prints, as well as images of over fifty paintings; numerous
painted woven hats, painted and carved sculptures, jewellery, aluminum
sculpture; and dozens of archival photos. His long-time gallerist Gary Wyatt,
who worked closely with Davidson in shaping the book and received full access
to his archives, details the artist's life and career, and offers insights on
the work based on extensive new interviews. A foreword by Karen Duffek situates
the contours of Davidson's practice within the broader Northwest Coast art
world.