David Corbett
Interdisciplinary Artist, London, UK
Making abstract generative collage / photo montage ethno dramas. Journalling sociopolitical mess and class division in contemporary British society.
“It is through maximum use of random forms and motions that art can begin to convey available information. The random in art is also a powerful catalyst in social change.”
–Gustav Metzger ‘Auto destructive art’
David is inspired by the potential of generative multimedia to perpetually emulate what Metzger describes as the ‘random in art’. Composing abstract digital collages / photo montages that employ per-mutating imagery, sound, text and movement. The visual programming code is intentionally preserved as a ‘Digital Patina’ including layers of connections, annotations and errors, unique to the final arrangement.
David’s earliest commission was created for “Lovebytes Digital Arts Festival” (2001) and exhibited in Sheffields Showroom cinema. David subsequently received a fully funded Artist residency and fellowship as part of the COSTART project into creativity and cognition, computer science dept, Loughborough University (2002).
David was later awarded a High Distinction for MFA in Fine Art (2016) during which time he was selected, and received full funding from the Cumulus Fund for two project residencies with “The Institute Without Boundaries” for ‘Future Ways of Living’ in Milan (2015) for ‘Interstitial Zones Iveragh’ in County Kerry Ireland (2016). David also received funding through the Hexagram networks ‘Taking Care’ commission for ‘ISLANDS’ collaboration with Olivia McGilchrist exhibited at Ars Electronica, Linz Austria (2018).
Currently based at ASC studios in East London, he is now preparing his research proposal for practice based PHD study in 2024.
Exhibitions
- 2023
- Unknown friends at Hypha Studios, Farringdon, London
- 2022
- Film Free and Easy at Primary, Nottingham
- 2022
- London Open Art Vision LOAV at TAM Temple of Art & Music, Canary Wharf, London
- 2022
- Magnificences III and IV at Take Courage Gallery, New Cross, London
- 2021
- Blidduth Digital Residency at Transienttt Instagram, UK
- 2021
- Blidduth Digital Residency at Orbit Instagram, UK
- 2021
- Open Fragment at Pragmata Collective, Online
- 2020
- Film Free and Easy at Primary Studios, Nottingham, UK
- 2020
- The Bend in the River is my Home at Newham Heritage Month, Newham, GB
- 2019
- CoLaboRadio at Das Kapital, Berlin, DE
- 2019
- TAA London at Engate St, Lewisham, London, UK
- 2019
- RA Staff Group Show at Royal Academy of Arts, London, UK
- 2019
- Tiny TAA at Tabernacle St, London
- 2018
- RA Staff Group Show at Royal Academy of Arts, London, UK
- 2018
- 40˚ Celsius at ASC Gallery, Croydon, UK
- 2018
- Journées de la Culture at Théâtre du Vieux-Terrebonne, Montreal, QC
- 2018
- Taking Care at Ars Electronica, Linz, Austria
- 2017
- Your River Lea Photo Exhibition at Cody Dock Gallery, London, UK
- 2017
- Art & Sound Symposium at De Montford University, PACE Building, Leicester, UK
- 2017
- SHUT UP at Campbell Works, East London
- 2017
- TAA London at TAA Gallery, London, UK
- 2016
- Furthest From The Sea – Film Free and Easy at The Maypole, Derby, UK
- 2016
- Crisis Interlude at Sneinton Market Units, Nottingham UK
- 2016
- Cross Institutional MA Crit at Nottingham Contemporary, Nottingham, UK
- 2016
- Wanderings at Primary, Nottingham, UK
- 2015
- Interstitial Zones & County Kerry at Cahersiveen Library, Cahersiveen, IRL
- 2015
- Equivocal at Primary, Nottingham, UK
- 2015
- Film Free and Easy at Primary Studios, Nottingham, UK
- 2015
- Future Ways of Living at Institute Without Boundaries, Politecnico di Milano, Milan, IT
- 2015
- Under the Bed Art at Hendersons Gallery, Nottingham, UK
- 2015
- Four Squared at Bohunk Institute, Nottingham, UK
- 2015
- Temporary Autonomus Art at Crows Nest Gallery, London, UK
- 2015
- Park Garden Trail at Synapse Arts, Nottingham, UK
- 2015
- Parallel Presents at Nottingham Contemporary, Nottingham, UK
- 2013
- Lugus at Cody Dock, London, UK
- 2013
- Salon Bruit at Camp Tipsy, Berlin, Germany
- 2012
- Klang Kunst & Mutiny at MS Stubnitz, London, UK
- 2007
- Temporary Autonmous Arts at National Gallery Prague, Prague, Czech Republic
- 2007
- Noise = Noise at The Foundry, London, UK
- 2006
- Turbulensce at Manor Turbova, Prague, Czech Republic
- 2006
- Fist of the Fourth (April Fools Day) at The Fleapit, London, UK
- 2005
- Fist of the Fourth (April Fools) at The Others, London, UK
- 2005
- Cybersonica at Truman Brewery, London, UK
- 2004
- Temporary Autonomous Art at Goswell Rd, London, UK
- 2004
- Scamleys at Brixton Village Market, London
- 2003
- Waveswarms at 291 Gallery, London, UK
- 2002
- Unsound at Kingston Rowing Club, Kingston upon Hull, GB
- 2001
- Lovebytes Digital Arts Festival at The Showroom Cinema, Sheffield, GB
- 1999
- Insertalation at Ferens Art Gallery, Kingston upon Hull, GB
Education
- MFA Fine Art (High Distinction) at Nottingham Trent University
- 10/2014 – 10/2016 Nottingham
- PGCE Creative Writing at Nottingham Trent University
- 10/2013 – 07/2014 Nottingham
- DipHE in English Literature at Birkbeck University of London
- 2008 – 2013 London, UK
- BA (Hons) Fine Art Time Based Media (2.1) at University of Lincoln
- 09/1997 – 05/2000 Kingston upon Hull, GB
Specialties
- MAX/Msp
- Creative Writing
- Contemporay Art Practise
- Contemporary Art Theory
- Time Based Art
- Digital Art
- Audio Visual Technology
- Generative Art
- Automatic Art
Awards
- 2019
- RA Staff Recognition Award, Royal Academy of Arts
- 2018
- Commission, Hexagram Network
- 2016
- Project Residency, Cumulus Fund
- 2015
- Project Residency, Cumulus Fund
- 2003
- University Fellowship, Loughborough University
- 2001
- Commission, Lovebytes Digital Arts Festival