Dave (artist) explained

David Pflugi
Birth Name:David Pflugi
Birth Place:Wahlen, Switzerland
Nationality:Swiss
Works:Le rêve du football
(FIFA 1998)

The Magic of Football
(FIFA 2002)

The Road to Berlin
(FIFA 2006)

Reaching for the Stars
(FIFA 2010)

The Seeds of Victory
(FIFA 2014)

DC: The Fall of Athens

DC II: Hope or Hype

Space of Time

Formensch
Birth Date:1969

David Pflugi (formerly active as Dave) is a Swiss artist whose highly unusual style of art has garnered him international attention. Notable works include the "Victory Works",[1] five works of art he created for the FIFA football world cups of 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010 and 2014 in collaboration with FIFA, all of which were signed by the players of both finalist teams participating in each cup final.[2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

He again received international media attention in 2009 for two performances he held at the Acropolis in Athens, Greece[7] [8] [9] and at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany.[10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] In Frankfurt, he is known as the creator of the artwork "Space of Time" which is a permanent architectural feature of the main entrance to the Commerzbank Tower.[21]

David Pflugi's artistic style is based on the idea that one object can look completely different depending on which perspective it is viewed from. In its simplest form, this takes the form of a three-dimensional relief being painted with fragments of different two-dimensional images. Viewed from a specific position, the fragments come together to form complete images. If the observer moves, the anamorphic illusions come apart again and the image becomes abstract.[22] [23] A heavy emphasis is placed on the Gesamtkunstwerk aspect of the works, rather than individual images. Thus, David Pflugi's artworks, which he refers to as "fusions", often contain a large number of various artistic styles and techniques: A "fusion" can easily be a sculpture, a classical portrait, an action painting and a performance all in one.

Amongst other places, his works have been exhibited in Berlin, Basel, New York City, Frankfurt and Cannes.[24]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: David Pflugi - Fusionismus Fusionism. Büro Wilhelm Verlag. 2017. 978-3-943242-79-9. Amberg. 61.
  2. "Aargauer Zeitung", February 17th 2003
  3. "Basler Zeitung", November 17th 2006
  4. "Basler Zeitung", January 23rd 2003
  5. "Basellandschaftliche Zeitung", January 14th 2003
  6. "20 Minuten", February 7th 2003
  7. Euronews, "no comment", February 16th 2009
  8. "Countdown with Keith Olbermann", February 18th 2009
  9. http://g1.globo.com/Noticias/Mundo/0,,MUL1004423-5602,00-BODY+ART+DESENHA+OBAMA+NA+GRECIA.html G1 (Globo), February 16th 2009
  10. "Berliner Kurier", May 22nd 2009
  11. ITN, "This is genius", February 20th 2009
  12. Web site: "TVI 24", May 22nd 2009 . 2011-01-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110723145812/http://www.tvi24.iol.pt/internacional-europa/obama-nus-corpos-artista-suico-tvi24/1065475-4562.html . 2011-07-23 . dead .
  13. http://www.cas.sk/clanok/118115/foto-zazite-stretnutie-s-obamom-telo-na-telo.html Cas, May 23rd 2009
  14. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/object/article?f=/g/a/2009/05/21/dip.DTL&o=9 SFGate (San Francisco Chronicle), May 21st 2009
  15. http://www3.kristianstadsbladet.se/article/20090603/KULTUR/464521731 Kristianstadsbladet, June 3rd 2009
  16. Web site: Nettavisen, May 21st 2009 . 2011-01-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090525084417/http://www.nettavisen.no/dagensbilde/article2630764.ece . 2009-05-25 . dead .
  17. Web site: Observador Global, May 22nd 2009 . 2011-01-26 . 2010-11-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20101111092750/http://observadorglobal.com/con-obama-en-la-piel-f935.html . dead .
  18. http://www.folkbladet.se/kulturnoje/artikel.aspx?articleid=4895346 Folkbladet, June 1st 2009
  19. http://www.magyarszo.com/fex.page:2009-05-23_Obama-portre_kicsit_maskent.settoxhtml Magyar Szo, May 23d 2009
  20. Web site: TV Noviny, May 23rd 2009 . 2011-01-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110725105524/http://tvnoviny.sk/spravy/zaujimavosti/foto-obama-na-takmer-nahom-tele.html . 2011-07-25 . dead .
  21. "Frankfurter Rundschau", October 27th 2005
  22. Book: David Pflugi - Fusionismus Fusionism. 2017. 978-3-943242-79-9. 9. Fielding. Timothy. Larboulette. Yves-Bernard. Faßler. Manfred. Hofmann. Anna und Helmut.
  23. "Nach der Gesellschaft", Manfred Fassler,, Willhelm Fink-Verlag, page 167
  24. SOS Journal, February 1999

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