David Knight was born in 1965 in Essex, but has lived in Wales for most of his life. From 1993 to 1996 he studied Fine Art at University of Wales Institute Cardiff (BA Fine Art).
Artist's Statement: "I think the body is a fascinating and beautiful subject to work from, I never get bored of painting it. Once you put a figure in a painting it has an instant narrative without having to try and create one. I hope that my paintings are easy to understand. I don't like trying to explain them away. I think painting should be instinctive, I do not analyse why I paint what I paint - the paintings either work or they do not. My figurative works have some narrative most of the time. I hope my work is beautiful and has some kind of atmosphere."
Awards: 2000 "People's Choice" in Welsh Artist of the Year Show; First Place-Best Painting at 9th Annual St.David's Hall Christmas Show.
Artist's Statement: "I think the body is a fascinating and beautiful subject to work from, I never get bored of painting it. Once you put a figure in a painting it has an instant narrative without having to try and create one. I hope that my paintings are easy to understand. I don't like trying to explain them away. I think painting should be instinctive, I do not analyse why I paint what I paint - the paintings either work or they do not. My figurative works have some narrative most of the time. I hope my work is beautiful and has some kind of atmosphere."
Awards: 2000 "People's Choice" in Welsh Artist of the Year Show; First Place-Best Painting at 9th Annual St.David's Hall Christmas Show.
a few more works here and here
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