David Booth

David Booth was born in Manchester in 1963. He is currently studying Fine Art at Derby University, where his work is receiving high praise. David works in painting , photography, sculpture and installation.

The canvasses have been produced out of a body of work completed during a period when the artist wanted to express

“time : not enough, too precious, too little”

The result is work that has an original voice. David has produced canvases whose layered detail has captured depth – journeys through time, journeys through the body, journeys of the mind. The results are vidually striking and have current contemporary references which evoke thoughts of stem cell images – this link was produced subconsciously by the artist but links strongly to one of the motivations for doing the time project – how when illness and death touch you closely you are made more aware of time
The materials used are Ink, Grass and Canvas

“The artists that have influenced me during my research were abstract expressionists, Cy Twombly and Jackson Pollock – their unique voice and technique. Through my research and experimentation I have found a technique, that I have been able to evolve, using grass. I have been able to produce paintings that, though frenetic in their production, result in a serene image that almost captures time allowing the viewer to move around the painting and discover.”


Email: davidbooth_artist@yahoo.co.uk