David Newman - Plethora
Void
2005 Oakville's Annual Juried Art Show
I've
found the most rewarding aspect to my art, is learning how to
see. It may seem an odd thing to say, as we all use our eyes
to see things. Yet we see, not only with our eyes but with our
minds and hearts and our souls. It's this three-way visual relationship
that's on display. Many an artist; whether it be in music, in
word or through images, have upon the onset become oblivious
to the aforementioned, and thus leave their audience in awe
to this connectivity - stretching to a point where the artist
will wonder who's divine hand created the work. I believe this
is that drives many an artist to an unbeknownst selfishness
of creation.
After 25 odd years as a watercolorist I found acrylics allow
a new tempered spontaneity similar to watercolor; that I've
not found in oils. By adding plyable dimensional substrates
and treated surfaces. I've been able to build a new dynamic
to my landscapes. The formation of texture, and by design a
topographical dimension coupled with dynamic relief obtainable
with the use of cut down hollow core slab doors, adds a exciting
visual depth and scope new to the eye.