In his most recent series the American home (stability) and fragmented and shifting landscape (instability) are veiled by a digitally produced mat. With each composition the labor begins with digital composites of a fragmented American landscape in peril -where tension lies in the contrasts between past and present, analog and digital, representation and abstraction, and stability and instability. The realization that both the idealistic pursuit of happiness and the relevance of painting in a technologically driven world informs his practice. Peña’s works range from painting to multimedia installations that question the ever-changing psychological landscape of America asking the viewer to re-examine their perceptions of the “American Dream” and the affects that pursuit has on our environment and national psyche. The Sintra board has been cut to reveal arrows in the negative space pointing upwards as to hint at a boom in the market. In the "soil" beneath the house are small circular lines that have been hand drawn with India ink. In the foreground we see Sintra board or flattened PVC that has been CNC routed. The painting is created with watercolor and acrylic paint on paper. In "Boom, Bust, Repeat", Peña remarks on a house and landscape that has yet to take place. The viewer can create a house that is yet to be built in between the gaps here. He balances these colors with muted tones of orange and yellow. In BOOM BUST REPEAT17, Peña creates a silhouette of house and fills it with sharpe-edged shapes that contain gradients and saturated hues of red, green, and violet. David also has work in the permanent collection Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art, Arizona. David has been featured in many magazines, newspapers and public television programs regarding his beautiful gallery, collection and knowledge and passion of fine art. Influential artists include Vermeer, Miro, Kandinsky, Chagall, Nolde and Klee. They include Abstract, Surrealism, Morph Dog, Up North Birch Bark, Impressions of Mexico City, Southwest, Fireworks, Famous Artist Paying Homage and Garden Panorama. David has more than 10 different series he has developed over the years. He has been painting in watercolors, acrylics, oil pastels as well as fine art photography. ![]() David’s talents for recognizing undervalued artists and for meeting the needs of art lovers, art collectors and artists have created a vibrant, flourishing gallery and collection of over 6,000 works of art.ĭavid was born and raised in Wisconsin. In 1985 David moved his gallery from Wisconsin Avenue into the Old Button Mansion on State Street and has been active ever since. In 1966, he opened his first gallery in a converted basement apartment at Wisconsin Avenue and 21st Street. David’s career as an art dealer began at age nineteen when, as a fine arts student, he sponsored an exhibition of work by fellow student artists. It depicts a variety of brightly-colored flowers.ĭavid Barnett, an artist, collector, appraiser and gallerist has been passionate about art from the early age of five. The artist signed the piece lower left and used ink, watercolor, and iridescent acrylic. 2015 Variation" is an original mixed media piece by David Barnett. ![]() "Valentine's Day with Bleeding Hearts: Feb.
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