Looking at David’s artwork is in essence looking into the mind of the artist or as he says the ‘Heart-mind’ of the artist. His imagery is unique in the way no two minds are alike, penetrating the observers mind, luring them into his highly complex inner mind and leaving them with a sense of himself, or for an instant the feeling of oneness with the artist. Using writing in conjunction with painted, drawn and digital imagery his work not only visually holds your attention, but also subconsciously interacts with educational intent. His imagery is neither realism nor surrealism, but rather ‘Natural Social Individualism’, expressing the individual in relation to nature and society.
His art and writing reveal a true love for the Sciences and his search for ultimate truth. At its core are memories, emotions, desires, and meaning expressed with a Latin passion and Western rational exposing the stuff the artist is made of, while at the same time reflecting upon the world around him.
"You’ll find no identical mind in nature. Just like fingerprints and snowflakes none are the same. Even identical information is processed uniquely by each mind. To limit art, as an aesthetic of pleasure, or beauty has been a mistake by those who try to label it, and categorize it, and try to make it into something other than what it truly is; the Artists mind. It all originates in the artists mind, whether they’re his or her paintings, photographs, poems, music, emotions, concepts, writings, dance, abstract performances or installations. Call it a snapshot of their minds, expressed in one form or another by the artist and interpreted individually by the observer. Even art created spontaneously with no thought in mind is ultimately presented by the artist for the observer and thus becomes a reflection of what the artist wants to express. If an artist says they paint for themselves then why paint at all? Is it because they get pleasure from it? Does it relax them? Is it therapeutical? If so, then the artists themselves become the observers, and are the ones whose aesthetic perceptions are influenced. They are in essence entering their own minds and reflecting".
David Yanez
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