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'BIOMECH CHANGED MY LIFE’ - Daniel David Freeman and Friends
Performing & Visual Arts
In this expansive exhibition Daniel David Freeman magnifies his approach to collage and embellishment through studious exploration.
FAD BAZAAR and GALLERY46 present
'BIOMECH CHANGED MY LIFE' - Daniel David Freeman and Friends
Daniel David Freeman
Jesse Pimenta
Patrick Savile
Sara-Lovise Ewertson
Jack Sachs
Toby Evans
Will Samuel
“Biomechanical art (also called Biomech) is a surrealistic style of art that combines elements of machines with organics.[1] Rendered with distinct realism, biomechanical art expresses an internal fantasy world, most typically represented with human or animal anatomy where bones and joints are replaced with metal pistons and gears, but infused with muscles and tendons. Biomechanical art was popularized in 1979 when Swiss artist H.R. Giger designed the alien creatures in the 1979 feature film Alien.[2]”
In addition Giger’s colossal influence on the world of tattooing sparked a unique genre of the same name considered classic in it’s own right that follows the same strict aesthetic codes. Nowadays the majority of online biomechanical art resides on fantasy and sci-fi community website Deviantart; arguably the largest hub for self taught artists on the internet. These two facts perfectly pointing to Biomech being the perfect digital folk and outsider art of our technological times.
Having always been more influenced by image making outside of the gallery yet always looking for a way in – the illustrative worlds of biomech offered DDF the perfect transcendence. By employing this overlooked yet ever present genre Freeman has championed his passion for sci-fi through a neo-futurist painting practice. Hence the title “BIOMECH CHANGED MY LIFE”
DDF’s work endeavours to use collage as an overall practice as opposed to a singular mark making process. By carefully curating and adapting objects and imagery he hypothetically and idealistically collaborates with their eclectic creators. By embellishing carefully sourced materials the work confidently questions creative ownership in a time where the found has become so universal. Does the bulk of the appeal lie within the familiar objects inside the graphics or the artist’s unique selection of them?
