Joshua Davis
I saw Joshua Davis speak at FITC (flash in the can) in Toronto last year. To speak frankly – He fucking blew me away! Illustrator, writer, designer, painter, programmer you name it he can do it. During his hour Joshua spoke with confidence and without filters. His presentation entitled Space took myself and a room full of people on a journey through his process for that years work; what does “space” mean? outer space? defining our own space? running out of space? the relationship between the Space between the objects? were just a few of the questions he had asked himself as he progressed through his work. The time flew by. I could have spent the rest of the day listening to him speak about his work, process and many creative elements he connects together to make his one of a kind pieces.
Something I learned about Joshua within the first few moments of the presentation is that he was not your typical run of the mill developer. Covered in tattoos, speaking a mile a minute (a product of the numerous red bulls he had consumed that day) and painfully genuine. Joshua is the type of person who is not afraid to work hard, push the limits of what is possible and live his passion. If someone were to say that’s not possible or it can’t be done I am certain Joshua would not accept that and rather take it as a challenge. If limitations exist within a piece of software some would fold or move on to another project – Joshua would create a program that would aid him in creating what he intended to create.
I thought I would snap a photo of the print I purchased online at www.joshuadavis.com .
Also check out Joshua Davis on Vimeo http://www.vimeo.com/videos/search:joshua%20davis as well as more exciting info about the man himself at http://www.apple.com/pro/profiles/joshuadavis/.
He’s great. I can appreciate his work and the thought process behind it.
He mentioned before that he experiments and programs code and art, but then refines it until it’s exactly how he wants it. Sometimes I wonder why he makes art through code (which usually produces a random outcome) and then wants to change everything about it. Some people have asked why he doesn’t just go straight to the art rather than fiddle with that programming, but that randomized image gives him a starting point. It’s his process and it works for him.
@Jaline I agree. Everyone has their way they do things and I think for him the challenge and randomness of it all is what keeps him interested and intrigued. Especially in a world where so many molds exist and traditional ways of doing things. I think part of him finds relief in the possibility of creating something new, something unique.