ABOUT
David is a collage artist from Massachusetts. His hand cut collages are inspired by the spaces that linger between the notes, noise and nonsense, juxtaposing disparate elements, perspectives and forms to create unexpected worlds, moods and meditations.
Formally educated and trained as an architect, David's work explores the harmony and tension between space and structure in natural, man- made and imagined environments, challenging traditional perceptions of scale, positive and negative space, deconstruction and reconstruction, and past and future. Each piece is comprised of images and textures sourced exclusively from magazines, books and photographs which are skillfully cut, composed, glued and digitally photographed for high definition reproductions.
David began collaging during the summer of 2020 to soothe his soul and satiate his active imagination while quarantining during lockdown. Since then, his art has been exhibited in museums and galleries in France, Spain, Portugal, England, Ireland and the U.S., featured as album artwork and published internationally in books and magazines. Along with visual collage, David creates instrumental “sonic collages”, performing original compositions and DJing at local events, festivals and venues in New England.
ARTIST STATEMENT
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Solo Exhibitions
2023 The Fine Art of Wasting Space
Culture Espresso, NY NY
There goes the neighborhood...
Mayor’s Gallery, City Hall, Newton MA
2022-3 Constellation Contours
Cicada Coffee Bar, Cambridge MA
Group Exhibitions
2023 Winner, Vacant storefront design contest
City of Cambridge, Cambridge MA
Members Juried #2
Concord Art Museum, Concord MA
Art in Places' "BEST OF DA VINCI" exhibition
On-off Studio, Paris, France
Art in Places’ DA VINCI exhibition, Virtual
2022 Picking up the Pieces
Bristol Art Museum, Bristol RI
2021-22 No Word for Glue BEST OF exhibition
Portugal & London; Cork & Brussels
2021 Lexington Art Walk, Lexington MA
Publications:
2022 Collage in the House, Collage-Lab
World Collage Day publication
Album artwork commissions:
2023 The 7 day Weekend
High (digital single)
Lucid Trek (digital single)
Mill Town Rounders
Drivin’ (CD)
2022 The 7 day Weekend
Show & Tell (digital single)
2021 Sweatson Klank
Closer to the Essence (digital single)
Guest Lecturer:
2022 Digital Collage class, Watertown High School
Instruction/classes:
2014-2022 Design Process/3D Design Technology
Student Exploration Program, Cambridge MA
Education
Master of Education
Learning & Teaching / Instructional Leadership
Harvard University, Cambridge MA
Bachelor of Architecture
B.S. Building Sciences
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy NY
School of Architecture, Center for Environmental Planning and Technology (CEPT), Ahmedabad, India