david allan peters
DAVID ALLAN PETERS (American 1969 – )
“My paintings are a collection of time captured in each layer. The process is an automatic
response of my entering the studio and painting, evolving one layer after the next. To accentuate
the physical attributes of the medium, I use cuts and scrapes as gestures unlike the traditional use
of painterly marks: brushstrokes, drips and splatters.” –David Allan Peters
Los Angeles based artist, David Allan Peters, layers countless sheathes of solid colors which he then
carves into, leaving small craters that bring into view the stratified sub-surfaces.
application in white, silver or black. These pieces are then carefully excavated to expose little
implosions of color.
Other pieces contain a baroque-like energy of hundreds and hundreds of tiny cuts. These works, a
first, give the impression of a frenetic, expressionistic approach, but upon deeper consideration,
Peters’ rigorous and pain staking practice in precision and perfection is revealed.
As Peters forms his pieces, the boundary between sculpture and painting is examined and
dissolved as he recognizes potential in the by-products of each successive step. Discarded paint is
then incorporated back into the pieces or amassed into amorphous sculptures that imply crystal-
like compositions, once again alluding to the passage of time.
