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  • ARTIST STATEMENT

    My paintings are explorations of real and imagined relationships to the landscape. By juxtaposing ancient and modern subjects, a new timeless reality is explored, hinting at the possibility that ancient forces are still with us today in the modern world. By using non consistent vantage points, the “Far” becomes “Near”, and “Here” becomes “There”. My aim in overlapping imagery is to create a new synthesis of meaning, revealing hidden forms to guide us on the path towards the infinite beyond, where divisions between space and time collapse.

    My inspiration comes from traveling to remote corners of the world to gather impressions from nature and culture, and returning home to reflect on what it all means in relation to the current space and time.

    Each painting is a unique expression of what I am going through, and each painting is a pathway. Each has its own story or philosophical motivation, but I leave them open to interpretation. I believe that a painting’Is job is to speak for itself, or should I say “to be seen for itself”.

    EXHIBITION LIST

    Solo Exhibitions
    2011 FM Gallery, Oakland, Ca.
      Sea of Dreams, Om Shan Tea, Concourse Pavillion, San Francisco, Ca.
    2009 East Bay Open Studios, 11th Street Oakland Studio, Oakland, Ca.
      Equilibrio Wellness Grand Opening, Oakland, Ca.
    2007 New Paintings: MFA Thesis Show, Gallery 79, Academy of Art Univ., San Francisco, Ca.
    2006 Worldscapes: India & China, Giorgi Gallery, Berkeley, Ca.
    2005 Freeways Unlimited, Kaiser Permanente, San Francisco, Ca.
    2004 Land Escapes 3, Academy of Art Univ. MFA studios, San Francisco, Ca.
    2002 Land Escapes 2, Louis Siegriest Exhibition Hall, Oakland, Ca.
    1999 Land Escapes 1, Asian Rose, Santa Cruz, Ca.
     
    Group Exhibitions
    2010 Sea of Dreams, Concourse Pavilion, San Francisco, Ca.
      3 Perspectives, 11th Street Studio, Oakland, Ca.
      Creativity & The Spiritual Path, Barakah Life, Ca.
    2009 Euphrat Museum of Art, DeAnza College, Cupertino, Ca.
      contemporaryLandscape, 11th Street Oakland Studio, Oakland, Ca.
      Gallery 599. Sausalitto, Ca.
    2008 The Artist Project: Exhibition, Chicago,Ill.
      Grand Opening_1, 11th Street Oakland Studio, Oakland, Ca.
      Bay Area Landscapes, Giorgi Gallery, Berkeley, Ca.
    2007 Emerge, Gen Art SF, San Francisco, Ca.
      The Big Bang Art Show, Academy of Art University, San Francisco, Ca.
    2006 Art for Kids’ Sake Auction, Presidio Hill School, San Francisco, Ca.
    2005 The Big Bang Art Show, Academy of Art University, San Francisco, Ca.
      Bay Area Landscapes, Giorgi Gallery, Berkeley, Ca.
      Academy of Art Spring Show, Academy of Art University, San Francisco, Ca.
      As Above So Below, Academy of Art Univ, San Francisco, Ca.
      Academy of Art Winter Showcase, Academy of Art University, San Francisco, Ca.
    2004 The Big Bang Art Show, Academy of Art University, San Francisco, Ca.
      Abstract Painting Group Show, Academy of Art University, San Francisco, Ca.
      Landscape Painting Group Show, Academy of Art University, San Francisco, Ca.
    2003 Member Showcase, Artisans Gallery, Mill Valley, Ca.
      Mixed Media Group Show, ProArts Gallery, Oakland, Ca.
    2002 Hopi Prophecy, ProArts Gallery, Oakland, Ca.
      Mythology & Fantasy, Artisans Gallery, Mill Valley, Ca.
    2001 New Student Expo, CCAC West Gallery, Oakland, Ca.
    1999 Spring Art Show, UC Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, Ca.
     
    EDUCATION
    MFA, Academy of Art University, San Francisco, Ca. 2003-2008
    BA, University of California Santa Cruz, Ca. 1996-2000
     
    TEACHING
    St. Elizabeth High School Art Dept., Oakland, Ca. 2009-2011
     
    PUBLICATIONS
    ArtBusiness.com, October 2007 (http://www.artbusiness.com/1open/firstth1007.html)
    East Bay Express, September 2007, "New Paintings"
    Fine Art Connoisseur, February 2006, En Couleur: Plein Air Painting in China. p.29
    PSPrint, 2006 Calendar: Paintings by David Platford.
     

     

     

     

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    Your comments and questions are always welcome.

    Please contact me for more information about specific paintings, exhibitions,

    or to schedule an appointment to see the work in person.

    DavidPlatford@gmail.com

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