David Trevelyan

David Trevelyan 1992 Mas Ubud Bali

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Biography and cv

The 80 masks, sculptures and totems you are about to see following this introduction

were envisioned and created in Ubud, Bali between the years 1992 -1999.

I present these in chronological order

from my first studies in mask making to the finding my path into

Contemporary Totemic Expression.

Enjoy

Cultural Fusion

140cm x 80cm, mixed media....... 1990

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ESKIMO reveries

The next five masks are renditions of Alaskan Eskimo Masks,, these Masks were created and carved as my first lesson in mask making when I arrived in Bali 1989, inspired from the Eskimo collection profiled in " Primitivism in 20th Century Art".

Eskimo Dreams

100cm x 80cm, mixed media....... 1992

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Eskimo rendition 1 & 2

140cm x 80cm, mixed media....... 1992

Eskimo rendition 3 & 4

90cm x 40cm, mixed media....... 1992

Eskimo rendition 5

60cm x 30cm, mixed media....... 1992

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OK NOW what...

From this point on….. to the end of this Blog

You will be looking at original David Trevelyan Creations

I finished my carving class in Bali, because I failed to properly reproduce / render famous Historical Masks, my Creations now took on a unique and strange life of their own..

If you have any questions about these works,,, please feel free to e-mail me..

David Trevelyan, at…….. nipp@me.com

Dances with FISH

150cm x 60cm, mixed media....... 1992

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A Fishy Smile

80cm x 60cm, Puli Wood, Shell, Horse Hair, Cow Bone....... 1992

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Look Ma, No Hair

50cm x 60cm, Puli Wood ....... 1992

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A little green under the Gills

80cm x 60cm, Puli Wood, Shell, Horse Hair, stone....... 1992

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Hair Mouth

80cm x 60cm, Hibiscus Wood, Shell, Horse Hair....... 1992

Note* When European people first came to Indonesia,

native Indonesian people called these invading strangers,,, Hair Mouth…
I found great Humor in this.

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Open a little wider...

80cm x 120cm, Sawar Wood, Ebony Wood, Shell, Horse Hair...... 1992

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Open Mind

80cm x 100cm, Puli Wood, Coconut Wood, Shell, Stone, Iron, paint....... 1993

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Lotus Dreams

80cm x 100cm, Puli Wood, Shell, Horse Hair, stone....... 1993

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Khayalan

80cm x 100cm, Puli Wood, Coconut Wood. Shell, Horse Hair, stone....... 1993

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Khayalan Detail

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Azmat Reveries

80cm x 100cm, Puli Wood, Stone, Horse Hair, paint....... 1993

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Spear Head

80cm x 120cm, Puli Wood, Shell, Horse Hair, stone, paint....... 1992

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Heres looking at you

80cm x 120cm, Sawar Wood, Ebony Wood, Shell, Horse Hair, stone....... 1993

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Roll over Picasso

120cm x 200cm, Sawar Wood, Ebony Wood, Horse Hair.... 1993

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Star Trek

60cm x 90cm, Puli Wood, Sawar Wood.... 1993

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Gecko Gecko

60cm x 80cm, Hibiscus Wood, Ebony Wood, Cow Bone.... 1993

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Mr. Sperm Man sing me your song

95cm x 120cm, Hibiscus Wood, Coconut Wood, Shell, Horse Hair.... 1994

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Detail, Mr. Sperm Man

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Adu-h

60cm x 130cm, Hibiscus Wood, Coconut Wood, Shell, Horse Hair.... 1994

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Look Ma, No Hands !

70cm x 110cm, Hibiscus Wood, Horse Hair, cow bone.... 1994

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Over There !

90cm x 100cm, Sawar Wood.... 1994

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Using my scraps

80cm x 100cm, Ebony, shell.... 1994

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Sitting in Traffic.... in Jakarta

80cm x 100cm, Hibiscus Wood, shell, horse hair, cow bone.... 1994

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is it... Tea Time Yet ?

60cm x 85cm, Hibiscus Wood, horse hair.... 1995

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VertaBra

80cm x 100cm, Sawar Wood.... 1995

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Beeks

80cm x 90cm, Sawar Wood.... 1995

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"Hello I must be Going".... a tribute to Groucho Marx

80cm x 90cm, Puli Wood, Coconut fiber, Eye Balls.... 1995

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Blow Dat Thang,, Blow Dat Thang,,

80cm x 80cm, Hibiscus Wood, Coconut Wood, Shell. horse hair.... 1995

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Oct-Toid

80cm x 100cm, Hibiscus Wood, Coconut Wood, Shell... 1995

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Dua -Toid

80cm x 100cm, Hibiscus Wood, Shell... 1995

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Sea-Breeze

80cm x 100cm, Hibiscus Wood, Shell... 1995

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Key-of-Sea

80cm x 100cm, Hibiscus Wood, Shell... 1995

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Song of the Sea

70cm x 100cm, Puli Wood, Shell, bone... 1995

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Cat-Fish

50cm x 80cm, Hibiscus Wood, Shell... 1995

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Ikan Ikan

50cm x 80cm ( each unit ) Hibiscus Wood, Ebony wood... 1995

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Sea - Harp

50cm x 100cm, Hibiscus Wood, Brass Rods,, trick paint Job... 1996

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Sea - Harp Detail

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Jack Knife

50cm x 120cm, Jack Fruit Wood, Ebony Wood... 1996

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Cock Fighting

120cm x 120cm, Sawar Wood... 1996

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Icarus

110cm x 95cm, Jack Fruit Wood... 1996

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Canadian Loon

110cm x 95cm, Puli Wood, shell. Cow Bone... 1996

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Slice of the Moon

150cm x 95cm, Sawar Wood, Pounded Iron... 1996

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KokoKan Twist

120cm x 195cm, Sawar Wood, Pounded Iron... 1996

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KokoKan Propensity

120cm x 195cm, Sawar Wood, Pounded Iron... 1996

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KokoKan Propensity Deatail

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Goof-O-Lin

100cm x 100cm, Sawar Wood, Brass... 1997

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Goof-O-Lin Detail

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Strung Out

100cm x 100cm, Sawar Wood, Ebony Wood, Brass... 1997

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Twist Tar

110cm x 100cm, Sawar Wood, Brass... 1997

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Tune-ing

80cm x 100cm, Sawar Wood, Ebony Wood, Brass... 1997

Scintillation of Ascendancy, 2000,,

2.5 meters Ebony, Sawar Wood, Brass

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Biography

David Trevelyan was born in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada on November 13, 1955. His formative years were spent surrounded by the powerful landscapes of the Canadian wilderness, where family interests in sports, arts and nature both inspired and influenced his work as an artist. David’s parents encouraged a fun loving environment and held a strong belief in nurturing the creative spirit in their children. From an early age David developed a fascination with local Native Indian arts, particularly masks, which he began to carve from wood.

David attended Art School in Calgary, Alberta, during which time his interests in indigenous native arts and eastern philosophy awakened. Spending as much time as possible snow skiing and hiking in The Rocky Mountains his relationship and appreciation of nature deepened. David then moved to British Columbia and developed his love of music playing guitar and mandolin, touring western Canada with an acoustic band. After backpacking across Europe he went on to form a design company, where he was Art Director for ten years.

Following this era David made a transition from advertising art and traveled to South East Asia, where he began to explore a fusion of cultural expressions through drawing and designing. Although unaware of it at the time, this period marked the foundation for the sculpture that he would later produce from his studio, which he set up in Bali Indonesia in 1990.

During his time in South East Asia David has been researching the variations of Asian motif, as an extension of his passion for Primitive Art. His work has led him on a voyage of personal discovery, in which he has experimented with musical, avian and oceanic metaphors, as well as the power of tribal design and created stand alone sculpture. His first show was held in Bali in 1991 and featured sculpture created from mixed media, wood, iron, hair, feathers, shell, stone, and anything else he could get his hands on.

Somewhere around 1994 thru 2000 David reached out and experimented with digital explorations / digital photography,, rendering and manipulating images with computers… Along with these on going experiments with unlikely combinations of other materials such as cement and fiberglass David explored the roll of the Artist and contemporary technologies with multi medias and cyber explorations.

From 1998 to 2007 David pioneered and developed the Media department for the John Hardy Jewelry Co. in Bali. In 2004 created the Multi Media and Video Department, then in 2006, created a personal photo Data Base for John Hardy fashion company.

David is continuing to evolve and explore as an artist, entering new creative territories and expressions… In early 2000 David ventured into the arena of Painting… The themes for his paintings are still entrenched with a foundation of tribal design rudiments… Now focusing on the pure design, energy and forms of ethnic design using contemporary <POP> expressions, he continues to explore, innovate and build original creations from this seemingly unlimited reservoir.

As if this was not enough… David has recently become a published author,,, and has co-written the book,, "the Monster that ate Ubud"..

Currently ( 2012 )

David has set up a new Sculpture Studio in Ubud Bali and is back in the Creative sand box producing creations in a variety of medias and new materials.

Stay tuned. You never know what this guy is going to come up with next…

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Exhibitions......

1991 “The Raven and the Garuda Fly Together”

Gallery: Astina Gallery, Mas, Bali, Indonesia

25 August to 15 September, 1991

1992 “Khayalan 92” Expressions

in Contemporary Wood Sculpture

Gallery: Graha Gallery, Jakarta, Indonesia

26 November to 24 December, 1992

1993 “Asian Contemporary Art Fair”

Gallery: Taksu Bali, Singapore

28 October to 3 November, 1993

1994 “Ethnic Blending”

Monday, October 22, 2018

David Trevelyan