David Leach
Intersection
Artist Statement
The word “intersection” suggests crossing, convergence and meeting. In visual terms, it is what the lines in my drawings do, and as a teacher and artist, that is also what I have attempted to do for many years.
This exhibition is orchestrated around selected pieces that have evolved over a period of six to seven years around the simple theme of drawn lines. As a whole, each drawing proceeds from one line to the next. Various sub-themes or motifs evolved over time: flora, memory, journey, maps, and so on. Most recently, the allusions have approached landscape, architecture, and interior space. This collection explores the intersection of these various motifs.Biography
Gallery Talk
With the works in the exhibition as examples, David will talk about the line of development of the various motifs mentioned in the artist statement. The inner logic that develops over time, the ensuing process of the small-scale sketch/study progression to larger works, and the openness to accident within the struggle for compositional balance will be discussed. Hopefully, the talk will be a discussion, an “intersection” of questions and responses; a journey shared with those present.