David Spriggs
David
Spriggs got his first airbrush at the age of 12 and since then has evolved into
an artist that is fascinated with painting on transparent materials such as
film, to create three-dimensional installations that transform his painting
into sculptures that viewers can interact with.
He calls these installations "stratachromes" which means
layers of color. When Spriggs first
start creating these type of works, there was nothing like them. The only layered art he could find were the
layers of the human body in science books.
Spriggs
states that sometimes he works sheet by sheet to create his designs. Other times, he plans out his design completely
in advance with a "complex topographical mapping of space and forms." Subject matter is also very important to Spriggs:
"For the
last 13 years I have used transparency as an important conceptual device and as
a material in my work to explore the relationship between perception, space,
the immaterial form, colour, and the symbolism of power. My techniques of
making my installation artworks emerged alongside my interest in these subjects
and in my practice of painting and sculpture."
Next, Spriggs hopes to do large scale site-specific works that incoporate architecture.
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