David Bennie

Bachelor of Fine Arts (Drawing & Printmaking)

In my practice I explore timber and the connotations of this material in contemporary society. My works aim to celebrate and encourage a tactile relationship with timber and to reimagine the meaning or purpose it holds for my audience. My work questions the changing social value of wood, a material we once relied upon to hold the roofs over our heads, but which is now valued more for its aesthetics than its utility. I also examine the validity of the artist when capitalising on these natural aesthetics and materials. Through tactile connection, I encourage the viewer to consider their personal association with timber and to observe its natural beauty.