Basics

Channels:
Art and Unique
Genres:
Symbolism, Unique
Role:
Artist
Specialties:
Numerism, Representationalism, Unique Art

Biography

Dave Behrens (db3) was born in Sydney in 1967 and moved to Maryborough QLD in 1972 where he remained until 1998, He's been calling Brisbane QLD home since then.

What started out as a hobby back in 2002, to fill some empty spaces on his walls at home, has now become a passion to bring vibrant colour and a look that is refreshingly different to the art scene of Brisbane and the wider population.

Dave has been experimenting and exploring the possibilities of painting numerous organized paintings on the one canvas to tell the stories of a fictional world, its civilization and their values, through the use of symbolic references and combining vibrant colours & textures of acrylic paint and other medium.

“My intention is for the observer to interpret these various paintings within a painting to make their own conclusions as to the relevant meaning of each work”, says Dave, adding that “I want to stimulate the visual senses of people looking at my work and to coerce them into looking at each individual painting. My work is representational of another world, another time, yet some similarities & references to cultures and civilizations here on Earth can be found in my work, so it has some familiarity to it and in other contexts, it doesn’t”.

The number 3 is also a prolific resident throughout Dave’s work as it symbolizes expression, versatility, fecundity, intuition and the pure joy of creativity as well as being a time identifier as it represents past, present and future.

Many of Dave's works are in private collections throughout Australia.

Statements

Imagine if you will, a fictional world, a fictional race of people with fictional beliefs & values unlike our own, in a fictional past, present & future.....

My work is representational of this fictional world, race, time, era..etc.. and each painting is form of communication to their civilization.

Try and figure out what they were trying to communicate to each other.

Styles

Abstract Representationalism, Numerism

Creative Tools Used

My imagination!
No mind altering substances were snorted, ingested, injected, administered or applied during the creative process.

Techniques

Experimentation

Achievements

2007 - First prize - Maryborough Heritage Art Festival - Abstract
2007 - 3rd Placing - Utopia Art Competition - Abstract

Exhibitions

2004 - May - Sids For Kids Charity Gala - Group Show
2005 - June - Maryborough Heritage Art Festival - Group show
2005 - May - Sids For Kids Charity Gala - Group show
2006 - Nov-Dec - Jam 4012 - Solo works at Jam 4012 Cafe
2007 - March - Thinking Inside the Squares - Circle Gallery - Solo Show
2007 - June - Maryborough Heritage Art Festival - Group show
2007 - June - Choices Exhibition - Group Show
2007 - July-Oct - Jam 4012 - Solo works at Jam 4012 Cafe
2007 - July - Utopia Art Competition, Sunnybank - Group Show
2007 - August - Numerosity - Circle Gallery - Solo Show

Specialties

Numerism, Representationalism, Unique Art

Inspirations

Visual stimulation, Caveman art, Egyptian hieroglyphics, the universe, science fiction, Aboriginal art, colour sample charts, Kandinsky, PopArt.