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David W. Peterson, AKA Dazzlin’ Dave, was
born in Huntsville, AL
and has been showing his work since 1996. He has shown in several
galleries and juried
shows, where
his work has received awards of recognition. Dave is an autodidactic
artist and
draws on his life experiences and thirst for knowledge to forge the
objects of
his imagination. He began this journey working in clay, creating
curious
little
hand formed sculptures. He then ventured back into
welded metal
sculpture, picking up where he left off a decade earlier in high school
("goofing off" in welding class). His metalwork reflects his humorous
side, making whimsical creations
from
parts and pieces, of bicycles, automobiles, machinery tools and many
other
types of scrap metal. He employs skills he has learned in welding,
automotive,
machine shop, and other trades to assemble these curious creations with
their
industrial feel. Later Dave began painting in oils to explore other
options of
creativity. His paintings can be seen as a form of nonverbal speech,
translating his thoughts and emotion into image. When he paints it can
be seen
as a dance, very gestured, and the finished piece can be likened to the
footprints when the music stops. Usually not a man of many words, Dave
easily
expresses himself on paper. His poetry reflects the joys and pains of
his life.
Photography and Digital Imagery has drawn his attention as well as
Music. Who
knows what he will come up with next?
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