David Oliveira is a sculptural artist from Lisbon, Portugal who creates wire sculptures. He creates work that is both complex and anatomically accurate, but also gestural and lively through integration of loosely bent wire into the more technical parts (see Loose Skin below) Before starting his wire sculpture journey, David attended Lisbon University where he received a degree in ceramics/sculpture. He then went on to study anatomy in his postgraduate years; he says while studying figures, he discovered “In my work, I realise there was a lot of empty space underneath the visible (skin), so I started representing the bones. In 2014 I wanted to explore what I could find inside the bones (the energy, the intention, the movement).” Combining his two areas of study, David creates complex sculptures full of expression which are featured in exhibitions around the globe. I chose to do research on David because we are working in 3d space with linear material this week, and also because I really like the messy, but coherent feel of his work as a whole.
Sources:
https://www.saatchiart.com/davidoliveira
http://davidmigueloliveira.blogspot.com/
drawing into space 