darcy david

PERTH WESTERN AUSTRALIA / 1977

Painting

My artworks are pleasurable, contemplative expenses that draw the eye. They are intense abstractions of humanity marked by a balance of movement within the space. They encase equal parts sensation and inquiry. When creating a new work I have adopted a signature process in which I apply the oil paint in much the same manner as watercolours, thought they inherently less yielding. That restriction allows for new approaches and methods. The results include brilliant, durable pigments rooted in mid-motion gestures. The palette and forms shift according to content and mood, but the inherent tenacity of effort remains consistent within this body of work. While giving credit to the advancements of the Abstract Expressionists, I take a decidedly contemporary approach. I use the movement of form and line to express desire and vitality. These methods extend the French Tachisme approach into this postmodern era. Key influences include Anselm Kiefer, Gerhard Richter, Frank Auerbach, and Norman Bluhm. Kiefer’s watercolours, and especially Essence/Ex-sistence, provide a favorable visual and philosophical point of departure. Richter’s adoption of chance operations and other experimentations support endless lines of inquiry. Auerbach’s approach to the paint medium emboldens my non-traditional methods and I affirm Bluhm’s commitment to pleasure. Education Masters in Fine Art at Edith Cowan University 2001 Perth, Western Australia. Exhibitions & Events Daylighted - Select Locations LA, Worldwide - from April 2019 The Old Parcels Art Gallery - February 2019 Costavile Scarborough Art Fair – February 2019 Bricklane Gallery - June 2017 Bricklane Gallery - December 2016 The Nunnery - October 2005 White Star Gallery 2009 – 2015Perth Museum Graduate Show 2001 The lead artist for Coastival Arts Fair Scarborough. FeaturedFeatured on publicationcover, and advertising. Jerwood Arts - Artist Bursary. Shortlisted for the Visual Arts Artist Bursary 2017. FRIEZE LONDON 5th - 8th October 2016 FRIEZE NEW YORK 4th - 13th May 2016 MIA ART FAIR 4th - 12th March 2016

darcy david

pass the bill

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darcy david

melody in the fourth

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darcy david

my fallen faithful

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darcy david

sunday morning

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darcy david

least taken

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darcy david

sorrow

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darcy david

melody in the first

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