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GARVEY SIMON - David Morrison

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Channel: NYC GALLERY OPENINGS · 2015 · Entertainment

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Artist: David Morrison
Exhibition Title: Sticks
Exhibition Dates: December 15, 2015 - January 2, 2016
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David Morrison’s drawings capture organic degeneration, echoing the living conditions of human beings.  Morrison is interested in capturing the reality of existence, with its imperfections, fragility and grit -- distinctly different from that of idealized nature found in traditional botanical illustrations.  In the finished drawings, the branches and twigs are isolated on a pristine white background, devoid of all distraction of other plant materials. Through Morrison’s examination of a simple scarified piece of wood, the viewer is invited to reexamine the realities of the natural world, and to re-think traditional definitions of beauty.
Morrison is inspired by the intricacy of texture and subtlety of color to be found in the never-ending diversity of our environment. Seduced by the natural designs and patterns left from scarification, disease, infestation, decomposition and storm damage, the layers of bark found on simple twigs and sticks become his microcosm.  Morrison’s exploration of these tree vestiges reveals a world of possibilities in color, light, texture and shadow. A master draftsman, he uses his skills in a way that transcends mere technique.  The detail is beyond what a naked eye would ever see, and much is from his imagination – or, as he puts it, a bug’s perspective. Like bones or shells, these sticks also act as iconic vanitas devices, reminding us of our own mortality and temporal existence.

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