Artist statement

Originally I trained in photography, over the past few years my practice has broadened to incorporate additional mediums.

I make work that presents views of life exclusive to the current epoch, the result of modern, social & global concerns. I am specifically interested in the idea of control & limitations encountered within daily life. My work is the visual manifestation of an internal resistance against these restraints and the resulting work forms a muted acknowledgement of its existence.

This website catalogues my work over the past nine years, some projects have been resolved and others are still in a state of flux. A body of work could be completed within a couple of days, others years and some will run throughout my life.

In addition to my sketchbooks, I have begun to use this site and my blog 'Fits and bursts' as a space to explore different ideas, approaches and directions on new work. Due to this, aspects of the projects represented here will change over time.


Biography

Aside from his own artistic practice David works part time as a Senior lecturer at the University for the Creative Arts. Blackmore has also guest lectured at a number of institutions including the University of Westminster [London] and the Institute for art, design and technology [Dublin].

In 2007 Blackmore was mentored by artist/academic Grace Lau. More recently David received a portfolio award during the Bratislavan month of photography and had a solo show at the Central European House of photography in Bratislava. Blackmore’s current series of drawings ‘Borrowed from my bank’ were published in Holland by the newspaper nrc.next last November.

To view Davids' artists curriculum vitae click here


.......................................................................................................................................© David Blackmore 2010