Undulant Figure (Nella Reclining)
36”x132”
Archival Print on Fluted Fiberboard with Tessellation Fold.
Commissioned by Manulife, this series of four large-scale wall sculptures explores the human figure through folded encaustic monotypes. Installed at 100 University Avenue, the works reflect light and color to bring warmth and quiet energy to the space, offering moments of connection within a corporate setting.
Miura Ori is the best-known and most used origami corrugation. The folded pattern is named after Koryo Miura, who later designed a variant for folding solar panels on Japanese space probes. Simpler tessellations have been known since the 16th century. David has used tessellations for several years for his rhythmical wall sculptures. The pieces are made from folded corrugated cardboard armatures. The energetic geometric structures are coated with a heavily textured Encaustic front surface and acrylic paint on the back to add an enchanted warm glow.
By folding his prints into rhythmical sculptures, David animates and adds dimension to the flat Encaustic Monotypes. The undulating angles and geometric forms twist and bend the printed patterns while moving the viewer’s eye back and forth, up and down, in and out.
In these paintings, layers of wax are painstakingly piled on top of acrylic washes, oil, and spray paints. Surface depth accumulates by weaving organic and geometric shapes, rendered in positive and negative forms, through different levels. The final result is a thin sculpture with fragments of
long-forgotten messages resonating through.
Encaustic Monotypes are one-of-a-kind, non-repeatable prints. They are made using an agile process in which pigmented wax is melted on a heated metal surface and then transferred to a sheet of paper. No printing press is required; just wax, heat, paper, and gentle hand pressure.
These four variables allow endless and unpredictable results. The compositions evolve by adding and subtracting elements using customized silicone scrapers and brushes.
The final results combine traditional printmaking's directness and immediacy with the encaustic medium's richness and luminosity.
By cutting up and reassembling his prints, David transforms and adds new life to his
Encaustic Monotypes. The geometric shapes draw your eyes in and around the
meticulously crafted compositions.
In these paintings, David explores the limits of the encaustic medium while balancing non-representational images and abstract space. His lyrical and constructivist approach engages delicate line work, hard-edge geometric forms, and graceful organic shapes. He works in successive layers of applied wax in a potentially endless process of revision and discovery. His colour palette uses cool pastels, warm earth tones, and lamp blacks to articulate a hierarchical relationship between the fore and aft. Urban culture is a dominant theme, with a hint of childish whimsy peaking through the layers.
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