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…in the space between 2nd and 3rd dimensions.
Introducing David Spriggs’s work Dark Matter, an installation / vitrine of black acrylic paint on transparent film layers, that gives the viewer (almost) a glimpse of this mysterious compound.
photo davidspriggs.com
Born in ’78 in Manchester, England, David immigrated in Canada in ’92 and he is currently based in Montreal, Canada.
He received his Master of Fine Arts from Concordia University, Montreal, and his Bachelor of Fine Arts from Emily Carr Institute of Art & Design in Vancouver. He also attended student residencies at the Bauhaus University in Weimar, Germany, and at Central St. Martins College of Art in London, England. David’s work can be found in the collections of the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts and the National Museum of Quebec.
photo artmur.com
For the past decade he developed into an “architect of space”, working with concepts like immaterial form and perception, power, dreams, deconstruction, color, the notions of movement and rapid change.
His artistic output comprises of large-scale installations, bringing together painting, photography, digital modeling and sculpture, to create amazing spacial illusions.
With other artworks like Axis of power, Holocene or the latest Red and Blue site-specific installations, David keeps exploring perceptions and invites the viewer to step in and fill in the gaps with his own mind.
photo artmur.com
photo artmur.com
The end result must be an experience to behold when viewed in person.
These installations use a technique David developed back in ’99 – using multiple painted (airbrushed) images layered on thin translucent film (planes), exposed on illuminated plexiglas and suspended in museum-style transparent cases, to construct artworks that bring a sense of mystery, and wonder, reconstructing illusions from 2d to 3d space, in almost a scientific way.
He is capable of recreating the form and volume of cyclones, explosions, colored clouds and imaginary forces, all locked in a frozen moment.
The man has great spacial vision, up to the point where is possible to experience his 3D artworks without the need of a 3D-capable display or glasses – at first glance, one would be inclined to use such devices to view his installations, but there is simply no need to.
You just need to bring your imagination.
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He exhibits recently in a group show – Chromatic 2013 - in Montreal, Canada
[ http://www.chromatic.ca/en/ ]
Related links:
90 Seconds: David Spriggs – Brian Kelly at ArtPrize
His projects: http://www.davidspriggs.com/projects/
p.s. Another “layered” artist is Chinese born Xia Xiaowan. His “spacial paintings” feature distorted figures and are drawn individually onto tinted glass using just colored pencils, then assembled into floor racks to achieve a hologram like effect.
[ Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xia_Xiao_Wan ]
by Dragos Gavrila
Dragoș Gavrilă is a Freelance Designer. Specializing in Graphic & Interactive Design, Typography, Illustration & Graphic Art. Also an online curator of image and music, cultural informer, occasional writer, lover. Currently living, working & playing in Bucharest, RO.
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