About Me
artist bio
Declan David is a visual artist and animator based inToronto, who has a focus of vibrant colours in all of his works. Influenced byTrinidadian and American roots and the neo-expressionist movement of the 80’sand the graffiti culture of the 90’s .Works consist of experiential paintings on glass and fabric canvases,illustrations as well as animations. The contents of the works reflect upon hisroots while not forgetting the conscious plights of the contemporary humanexperience and seeks to reflect them upon the viewer through leaving longlasting impressions on them
my work
my work uses spray paint to create a sense of mood and emotion through the use of overlapping colours. the types of paintings that i make are often self reflective projecting my feelings in a form that is as beautiful and complex as pure emotions.moving forward i have be working with mirrors and headed in an interesting direction with the concept of what is truly the reflection of ones self and asking questions like how does my reflection of myself in one form effect someone else in another form
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Declan David, www.declan-david.format.com
Education:
Bfa: Digital painting and expanded animation from OCAD U 2023
Exhibitions:
- 2016 "Dirty Talk," Round Venue, Toronto, Ontario (Group Show)
- 2017 "Punk Circus," Smiling Buddha, Toronto, Ontario (Group Show)
- 2018 "24hrs of Blackness," Ada Slaight Gallery, Toronto, Ontario (Group Show)
- 2018"Major Minorities," King Panther Tattoos and Art Space, Toronto, Ontario (Group Show)
- 2022"Letters at the End," Great Hall, OCAD University, Toronto, Ontario (Group Show)
- 2022"Grad Ex 107," OCAD University, Toronto, Ontario (Group Show)
- 2022“soda lounge,” Capsule Art Space, Toronto, Ontario (Group Show)
- 2023"Pancakes and Booze Art Show," Toronto, Ontario (Group Show)
Notable Events:
- 2019 - Became the lead visual artist of Star Dog Guava Studios
- 2024- residency with the Gladstone hotel
Publications:
· 2023 - March6 - "Crossing Time Zones," sinocanarts.org