New Works
May 23, 2006 - June 13, 2006
PRESS RELEASE
For David Waters, trying to sustain an art practice while working in building restoration, was becoming increasingly difficult. Working in heritage restoration left little time for making art. ‘I’d originally taken to foam because its economy, and now with less time to make art, I found foam was good to work with because it’s quick to carve, easy to transport and light on the body. So I became a foam mason.’
Creating indents in foam entails the formal dimensions of the sculptural object being determined by the requirements of the building and the restorative decisions of the architect. ‘In a sense, I shut down personal creativity and open up my work to an existing architectural language. This helps me adapt to the job, and create an artwork “inside” an income.’
David Waters lives and works in Melbourne. He holds a BFA from RMIT (1985) and a Graduate Diploma from VCA (1987). His sculptural practice incorporates a knowledge of heritage conservation, and reproduces architectural structures and fixtures in foam.
