The Nude: Self & Others, Exhibition Review by AEQAI
Cincinnati based art journal, AEQAI recently published a review of The Nude: Self & Others exhibition i’m currently featured in, including some nice commentary on my work:
“The color photograph self portrait series of David Werkstatt are also headless and reveal the artist’s process of managing/concealing a severe case of kyphosis which results in curvature of the spine. Three views of his back against a uniform olive green background appear ‘normal’ except for the scar between the shoulder blades. His headless figure is posed on a pedestal implying a correlation to classic sculptural display and invokes the notion of ‘perfection’. The artist discusses his effort to counterbalance and mimic his struggle to maintain normal and socially acceptable appearances while grappling with the insidious disease. In “Untitled #2″, the shoulder girdle is raised, aligning the pink accented elbows alongside the tensed, elongated torso while pinching the scar of surgery, making a strong sculptural statement with ties to modern aesthetics.” — Marlene Steele (full article here: aeqai.com)