Artist Statement
David Foss
2011
My primary means of self expression is through abstract painting and sculpture. Working in a spontaneous and intuitive manner, I try to express my emotions and ideas through form, color, texture, and other stylistic effects. My range of expression moves from heavy textures to light washes, geometric straight lines to organic forms, orderly structure to random marks or ambiguous words.
I often use symbols and metaphors such as doorways, windows, houses or ladders to convey my ideas to the viewer. These archetypal structures are like a common language, so every viewer can relate to my presentation with their own personal references. Though my concerns change over time, my central themes have to do with personal transformation, order or chaos, the passage of time and the depth of human experiences. I want to stir within the viewer of my artwork, a contemplation of life and consciousness on the threshold of the eternal transformation.
