David Bradshaw
| David Bradshaw | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 28, 1944 New York City, New York, US |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Hartford Art School, Hartford, Connecticut |
| Known for | Sculpture, Printmaking, Painting, Performance Art |
| Movement | Postminimalism |
| Patron(s) | Robert Rauschenberg |
David Bradshaw (born September 28, 1944) is a multi-faceted American artist based out of Cecilia, LA and E. Charleston, Vermont. He is a painter, sculptor, and printmaker.
Born in New York City, David Bradshaw was raised in Washington, DC and Old Greenwich, Connecticut. His father was a modern interior designer and his mother a classical pianist. Trained in traditional artistic skills and processes Bradshaw is best known for his use of handguns, explosive devices (typically dynamite) and steel to create large-scale, free standing sculptures; reshaping the metal through the force of controlled explosions. In addition, he carves intricate patterns and designs into sheets of steel using a plasma torch. He pursued a BA at the Hartford Art School from 1962-1965. With less than one year remaining to obtain his degree he left school and traveled throughout Europe spending his time sketching the regional landscapes and its inhabitants. Upon returning, Bradshaw became extremely active in the US Civil Rights Movement.
Over the last 40 years Bradshaw has shown and collaborated with well-known contemporary artists such as Robert Rauschenberg, Richard Serra, Keith Sonnier, Philip Taaffe, Eva Hesse, Bruce Nauman, Tina Girouard, Laurie Anderson and James Surls, among many others. During the 1960s he participated in various performance art pieces with Deborah Hay, Steve Paxton, Trisha Brown, Lamont Young, and Yvonne Rainer, Bradshaw played an integral part in building out the exhibition space, 112 Greene Street in NYC. 112 Greene Street; became a key exhibition and performance space for emerging artists and helped SoHo emerge as a center for the arts scene in New York City. He exhibited his work there early on, along with artist and close friend Gordon Matta-Clark.
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