Dave Hunt

Working from his studio in the grounds of his home in a quiet corner of Highland Perthshire, Dave is currently practicing in various mediums from photography to painting and sculpture. Living surrounded by nature gives Dave a grounded connection with the natural world.

With a background in commercial and fine art photography, Dave's work in recent years primarily used vintage analog processes, including alternative printing and the Wet Plate Collodion process from the 1850’s. Dave started a period of reflection in 2020 experimenting in both style and process, producing artworks in various mediums that are personal to himself, drawing on his emotions, experiences, and his environment.

Aesthetic

Working as a portrait photographer his aim was to portray the person rather than simply an individual’s self created persona. This influenced his personal fine art photography to being primarily figurative. With many years experience of life drawing and working in fine art nude photography, Dave continues to bring the human form into his painting and sculpture work.

Another side of Dave’s work explores the abstract image - attempting in his own way to uncover an emotion through painting, 3D and mixed media work.

The Japanese aesthetic of Wabi Sabi is also a great influence in his work where everything in life and in nature is Imperfect, Impermanent or Incomplete.

Practice

Dave creates his mixed media and sculpture work with acrylic paint, ink, plaster, clay, paper, reclaimed materials and just about anything that can produce form, texture and colour.

His most recent activity is paper making using a variety of materials which he incorporates along with alternative prints into his handmade books and sculptural work. Alternative prints are produced onto art papers using processes including Cyanotype and Platinum/Palladium. These are very slow processes where the amalgamation of various chemicals combined with atmospheric elements allows individual works to develop their own unique character and voice. Dave sees this process as a collaboration between himself and the materials.

Being in tune with such a mindful practice explains his preference for painting figure and abstract works in oils which requires a slower pace of working where the drying time between layers allows for periods of reflection enabling deeper emotion in the work to slowly evolve.

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Workshops

Dave also offers workshops in photography where the emphasis is on being creative by inspiring his fellow artists to discover their personal style.rWorkshop information can be found here.