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About Artist:
England born and raised, David Dodsworth was educated at the Lancaster School of Arts and the Polytechnic in Sunderland, where he learned the fundamental technical skills of the draftsman and printmaker.He has always keenly pursued his own work while teaching art part-time and playing an integral part in the creation of the print studios at London Contemporary Art.He was influenced at an early age by the religious paintings.Most recently, he has become increasingly fascinated and pre-occupied with primitive mark making and hieroglyphics.References to abstract expressionism, primitivism, religion and technology are evident in his works, though he refuses to describe himself as an abstract painter. His mission is to provide artwork that is enjoyed and accessible to a wide audience and dissolve the barriers between art and people.Noted for his handmade papers and abstract imagery, his work is part of numerous corporate and private collections around the world. == David Dodsworth's study of prehistoric cave art led him to discover an artistic room common to us all. Incorporated in his work we may now find American pictograms dating back to 3000 BC showing an ancient ritualistic past; or we may find animals from the recently discovered 35,000-year-old cave paintings at Chauvet, paintings that were delicately rendered and remarkably drawn. Also represented in his painting are Zen calligraphy and the transformational themes of humans with their spiritual helpers represented as animals, as are the paintings discovered at the Barrier Canyon. The foundation for Dodsworth's painting is usually a layer of acrylic resin, mixed with a ground marble paste. This completely covers the entire surface, which could be anything from canvas to steel. Once the initial layer is applied and a three-dimensional surface created, Dodsworth sprinkles chosen areas with carborundum dust, an unusual mixture of finely ground stone-like particles.
Statement:
My work does not specifically or identifiably relate to visual facts or experiences, but to a reality which strikes a note directly into our nervous system- a note which transcends everyday pictorial reality but gives us, nonetheless, the sensation of understanding and feelings of recognition.
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