David Taylor-Curran

David Taylor-Curran
Born in Singapore, raised in Manchester, England.

I am fascinated by the ephemeral of what I see and what is seen when the normal is framed by the extraordinary.
I have always been captivated by sunlight breaking through following a heavy storm, the landscape and objects within it become vibrant, lit against the dark leaden sky and my current works reflect this observation.
A landscape following a storm becomes spiritual, set against a veil of oppressive heavy drapery, mundane objects suddenly dance and pop with luminous beauty.

Exploring this concept further has lead me to consider removing the daylight from the scene altogether, leaving all other elements lit as they would be as if sunlight was still present everywhere but the sky.
By applying greater detail to a foreground object within the composition I invite the viewer to stand where I stood and to see what I saw, by applying contemporary styling to in-fill the out of focus background information I’m inviting the viewer to experience a detailed image within a fleeting moment in time.

With this in mind I fold elements of Tiffany Lamps and stained glass windows into the composition to create the final piece.

Since a young boy I’ve always squiggled and s...

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