Adrian Standing Elk Pinnecoose, a Navajo and Southern Ute artist, received his master’s degree in computational ecologies from the University of New Mexico’s School of Architecture and Planning in 2017. He often plays with geometric shapes to create innovative designs and art, using computer-generated designs. As a contemporary artist, he known for producing innovative pieces that explore and push forward the limits of computer-generated design. My culture, my identity, my values are intertwined into the fabrication of my art to begin the conversation of opening doors for the next generation of Indigenous artists. Adrian is simultaneously looking back to the past and forward to the future in order to highlight the qualitative aspect of my heritage and weave those meanings into my designs. Though static, his pieces become fluid, able to transcend the bounds of time and place. His art supports the thesis that expression cannot be limited to the definition of what one may call “traditional process,” but to push forward toward what the future holds for the Indigenous art-based community
