David Kirshner

Since moving up here from Brighton, where I completed my Ph.D. [Language Games in a Visual Environment] , I have exhibited at the Angel Gallery, Nottingham, 20/21 Gallery, Scunthorpe, and last year, a one man show at Bank Street Art, Sheffield.

I am at present making work for an exhibition entitled "˜Modernism Revisited'. It is both a "˜deconstruction' and a 'reconstruction' of various works of this era - Malevich, van Doesburg, el Lissitzky. I have coined the term DECO-RECO to describe my activities.
I have finished two works so far. They are both deconstructions of Malevich's painting "˜Red Cavalry'. One of Modernism's major figures, Malevich's work attempts a synthesis between figurative and abstract elements. In these two works I have amplified these relationships and presented them in a "˜playful' and enigmatic light. To an extent, the pieces also act as a "˜celebration' of my relationship over the years with his work.


In addition to my visual work I also lecture on Contemporary Art and its philosophical background.