Naarm-based artist Dee Robinson uses traditional and ancient methods of Gold and Silversmithing blended with painting and model-making to evolve new interactions of vessels in metal. Robinson’s practice plays on the tension between labour and playfulness whilst questioning historical narratives. Her objects generate a curiosity for metalwork and the potential loss of tacit skills within the craft of gold and silversmithing.
Robinson holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts Honours (Gold and Silversmithing) from RMIT University (2024) and a Diploma of Jewellery and Objects from Melbourne Polytechnic. In 2024, Robinson was a recipient of the RMIT Creative Residency, as awarded by Patricia Piccinini.
Each series of works extracts from historical contexts, places and thematic elements found in diverse paintings, altering ideas of the familiar whilst also challenging hierarchies within art.
/ Dee Robinson, Artist