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David Redfern
My work is a contribution to the long tradition of collage and assemblage brought to prominence by Picasso and Schwitters, coupled with the radical visual dynamics of the Russian Constructivists.
Material is gathered from both natural and industrial environments, the foreshore or the demolition site. I am initially attracted to potential material by the colour, shape and surface texture. Assemblage is a process of bringing materials’ characteristics into an harmonious whole. There is respect for the original object, which is not altered by artist’s intervention. Redundant, worn out, worthless stuff, rejected by a ‘throw away’ society is given a new identity, status and value. There is beauty in the most trivial. Carpentering these objects together is a physical satisfaction.
Drawing is a fundamentally important process supporting both assemblage and as a discrete activity. New directions include manipulating images through Photoshop and exploiting the new technology of digital photography.
My work is a contribution to the long tradition of collage and assemblage brought to prominence by Picasso and Schwitters, coupled with the radical visual dynamics of the Russian Constructivists.
Material is gathered from both natural and industrial environments, the foreshore or the demolition site. I am initially attracted to potential material by the colour, shape and surface texture. Assemblage is a process of bringing materials’ characteristics into an harmonious whole. There is respect for the original object, which is not altered by artist’s intervention. Redundant, worn out, worthless stuff, rejected by a ‘throw away’ society is given a new identity, status and value. There is beauty in the most trivial. Carpentering these objects together is a physical satisfaction.
Drawing is a fundamentally important process supporting both assemblage and as a discrete activity. New directions include manipulating images through Photoshop and exploiting the new technology of digital photography.
 0006305775, found object assemblage, h90cm x w84cm |
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 Varuna, found object assemblage, h49cm x w49cm, £600 |