Meet one of IAVA’s new members David Hull. We asked David a few questions about his art practice.
David Hull
What was your earliest memory of an interaction with Art?
My earliest memory was of the Mertz barn wall exhibited at the University of Newcastle which my father took me to see. This experience was profound and it was this encounter with the work of Kurt Schwitters alongside the works of the American Abstract Painters like Robert Motherwell and the west coast painters Clifford Still and the Spanish Surrealists like Miro who have stayed with me longest.
I confronted the New York painters whilst playing hooky from school with my friend Robin.
How would you describe your art practice?
My art practice is eclectic and ranges across many media. Perhaps the gentlest processes such as silence; the experience of being totally absorbed in a drawing or dealing with the simplest of media captures my imagination above the complexities of contemporary media.
Do you have a favourite artist and/or artwork? What is it that makes them your favourite?
Van Gogh. He's a true stand out.
Any current goals you’re working towards?
I’m working at the moment on a series of work relating to the fragmentation. of memory.