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David Ball: Harum Scarum @ Minna Gallery

February 4, 2012 By Wendy Campbell

Tumult-David BallSan Francisco based  artist David Ball is exhibiting a collection of 20 collage/mixed media works in the group exhibition “Harum Scarum” at Minna Gallery in San Francisco.  “In this latest series Ball celebrates color and character through vibrant layers of acrylic paint, colored pencil and collage that unite to form otherworldly scenes of mythical creatures and fantastically surreal landscapes that invite viewers to share in the artist’s wonder and fascination at the human pursuit of happiness.”

“Sometimes I am commenting on reality. Sometimes I am escaping it. The work is kind of a discourse between those things.” –David Ball

“Ball’s practice evolves from a place of continual change, embracing the to achieve a sense of order. His process begins roughly, with quick, abstract and gestural under paintings that gradually evolve into an elaborate and well-defined composition through the artist’s “call-and-response” style of working. Ball’s personal life greatly informs his process and the themes behind his imagery. Throughout his life, he experienced a series of extreme shifts in his psycho-emotional state of being that took him through periods of emotional highs which inevitably turned to lows that resulted in paranoia, aggression and depression. His willingness to transcend the chaos saved his life and was due in part to being open to taking medication and in part due to his personal resolve to trust in the love and kindness of someone close to him.” (from Minna Gallery)

“Harum Scarum” runs through February 2, 2012.   Check out more work by David Ball at DavidBall.net  as well as video teasers of Harum Scarum by Shaun Roberts.



Filed Under: ART, Collage, Mixed Media Tagged With: American Art, David Ball, Harum Scarum

David Ball: Collage

October 5, 2011 By Wendy Campbell

David Ball is a collage/ mixed media artist located in San Francisco.  His interests range from observed relationship dynamics and social commentary to more introverted personal works, all in surreal, other-worldly landscapes driven by character and narrative.  David creates both fine art and illustration works with the help of his talkative cat, Cho Cho and lots and lots of coffee.

“In a time-intensive process, Ball forms ideas through the first step of abstract painting. He then covers the painted panel with photo images, then engages in a process of what he calls “seaming” which connects and extends images through drawing. Finally he applies a coat of matte medium. A finished piece has up to twenty layers of collage, drawing and medium.” (Andria Spencer for Patron of the Arts)

To see more, visit DavidBall.net.



Filed Under: ART, Collage, Mixed Media Tagged With: American Art, David Ball

DAF Group Feature: Vol. 76

October 3, 2011 By Wendy Campbell

Another Monday Mixx – Cheers!




Filed Under: ART, Collage, Digital, Drawing, Group Feature, Illustration, Mixed Media, Photography, Sculpture, Street Art Tagged With: Akif Hakan Celebi, Anton Marrast, David Ball, Fernando Vicente, Hideaki Kawashima, Kraken, MESA, Scott Tulay, Yuri Leonov

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