DAVID VINCENT
G O N Z A L E S
A b o u t
Throughout my artistic journey, I have primarily created representational works. Over the years, an inner pull has grown in magnitude to produce intuitive abstractions that explore color and movement through time and space. This body of work is purely experimental and reflects my need to probe into a different dimension of my craft.
My artistic process is a journey toward complete liberation. Having an end result is the antithesis of creating. I am deeply drawn to the raw beauty of nature and its elemental forces, abandoned and disparaged material things, the faded, the tampered with, the elusive markings on physical objects, the torn into, the scrapes, trash, and the expansion of life that is eternally recreating itself. These fascinations serve as the springboard from which all my works emerge. I have no direct goal other than to devote myself to a limitless process without expectation.
"My paintings are not decorations; they are a means to stir the soul."
Spirituality and Curiosity
In an early chapter of my life, I practiced and taught Reiki, did psychic readings, and painted/drew soul portraits for people. This opened the door to tapping into the existing yet unseen energy and information that is all around us. In 2018, I entered a state of bliss where time seemed to slow down, and there was no difference between me and someone else, and everything around me. It felt like a sea of eternal love that cannot be articulated in words. Over a period of several days, this feeling slowly faded. I stumbled into this state twice without intending to. Lots of questions pounded my mind as to how this happened and why this feeling wore off, etc. Though I have had countless spiritual experiences, being in this state of ecstasy was the only time I felt real and infinite. I understood that everything else was an illusion.
Do time and space exist?
My dreams of things I see in the future tell me that, somehow, time and space collapse. How is it that I can dream something that in the weeks, months ahead I see and encounter in real time? These occurrences also happen in the creation of my works. Now it has just become a normal part of my life, and it intrigues me to no end.
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