Date: Saturday, October 19
Address: 1100 Rockman Pl, St. Louis, MO 63119
Media: Painting, Sculpture
Studio Features: Child-Friendly, Restroom, Work For Sale
David Lancaster, Arianna 2, 2019. Wood. Courtesy the artist. 
David Lancaster, Belicia 6, 2019. Wood. Courtesy the artist. 
David Lancaster, Arianna 1, 2019. Wood. Courtesy the artist. 
David Lancaster, Belicia 2, 2018. Wood. Courtesy the artist. 
David Lancaster, Belicia 4, 2019. Wood. Courtesy the artist. My dance figures, all constructed of reclaimed wood (the species of which I am therefore unsure), are inspired by the dancers of MADCO (Modern American Dance Company), who I have photographed for many years. Each figure is based on a particular photograph (the dancer is named in the title), and I have tried to replicate the spirit of the poses, which taken together communicate an ethos of optimism, taking liberties with their various elements. I have just begun work on 2-dimensional versions of these figures, which bear little relation to the series of abstract paintings I made in recent years or to the politically inspired paintings with George Washington as a mythological figure I made before that or to the religion-centric images I created in oil on aluminum before that. If there is one constant in my practice, it is a periodic and rather jarring change in the direction (and often medium) of my work.
