Student Showcase: David House
March 29, 2023 • Written by Lourdes Hernandez
First-year David House is a Boston native from Dorchester. He attended Boston Latin School and Boston Art Academy. His father, David Sr. also attended MassArt. Familiar with these halls, House sees this institution and its resources as something to respect and make use of. As House puts it, “If you don’t take advantage of that, you’re a fool.”
House sees the benefit of adventuring in new directions and respecting the artist spirit by practicing every day. Inspired by Modern and Postmodern art, it seems like House is a voice seeking subject.
His paintings are definitely experimental in nature. They often highlight the human form, or more specifically, the boundaries of the human form. How twisted can a leg be until it is no longer a leg? Can negative space define an object just as well as, if not more than, a drawing of an object? His work includes self portraits and figures, experiments with color theory, and dabbles in mixed media and screen printing with a persistent theme of rugged self discovery.
David celebrates roughness, and all it has to offer, while embracing vulnerability and prioritizing discovery. David likes to work in a combination of mediums. Often working with ink, acrylic, and collage, but experimenting with cardboard or raw canvas. House expresses an interest in painting on sculptures, and even garbage. He is here to pursue sculpture and is excited to learn welding, pouring concrete, woodworking, and other large scale sculpture techniques. There is a great air about him of community, and openness. House notes that he wouldn’t be where he is today without the community he’s connected with since coming to Mass Art. David, along with Nate, Solon, Mike, Freddy, and Kenny started the Garment Printing Club here at MassArt. During our conversation, David makes sure to highlight his crew and mention how important their support and comradery has been to his growth this year.
As a budding first-year we’re all excited to see what he will do.
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