Dave (artist)

Dave
The work/performance "Formensch".
Birth name	David Pflugi
Born	1969 Wahlen, Switzerland
Nationality	Swiss
Works	Le rêve du football (FIFA 1998) The Magic of Football (FIFA 2002) The Road to Berlin (FIFA 2006) DC: The Fall of Athens DC II: Hope or Hype Space of Time Formensch

Dave (real name David Pflugi, born in 1969 near Laufen, Switzerland^[1]) is an artist whose highly unusual style of art has garnered him international attention.^{[2] [3]} Notable works include the "world cup works", three works of art he created for the FIFA world cups of 1998, 2002 and 2006 in collaboration with FIFA, all of which were signed by the players of the finalist teams just before the cup final.^{[1] [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] [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]

Dave'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.^[1][2] A heavy emphasis is placed on the Gesamtkunstwerk aspect of the works, rather than individual images.^[2] Thus, Dave's artworks, which he refers to as "fusions",^[1] 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.^[1][5][21]

Amongst other places, his works have been exhibited in Berlin,^[3] Basel,^[6] New York,^[3] Frankfurt^[21] and Cannes.^[22]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e} "Aargauer Zeitung", February 17th 2003
2. ^ ^{a b c} "Nach der Gesellschaft", Manfred Fassler, ISBN 978-3-7705-4875-0, Willhelm Fink-Verlag, page 167
3. ^ ^{a b c d} "Basler Zeitung", November 17th 2006
4. ^ "Basler Zeitung", January 23rd 2003
5. ^ ^{a b} "Basellandschaftliche Zeitung", January 14th 2003
6. ^ ^{a b} "20 Minuten", February 7th 2003
7. ^ Euronews, "no comment", February 16th 2009
8. ^ "Countdown with Keith Olbermann", February 18th 2009
9. ^ G1 (Globo), February 16th 2009
10. ^ ^{a b} "Berliner Kurier", May 22nd 2009
11. ^ ITN, "This is genius", February 20th 2009
12. ^ "TVI 24", May 22nd 2009
13. ^ Cas, May 23rd 2009
14. ^ SFGate (San Francisco Chronicle), May 21st 2009
15. ^ Kristianstadsbladet, June 3rd 2009
16. ^ Nettavisen, May 21st 2009
17. ^ Observador Global, May 22nd 2009
18. ^ Folkbladet, June 1st 2009
19. ^ Magyar Szo, May 23d 2009
20. ^ TV Noviny, May 23rd 2009
21. ^ ^{a b c} "Frankfurter Rundschau", October 27th 2005
22. ^ SOS Journal, February 1999

External links

• Official website
• The Code: Dave and Fusionism
• Formensch
• DC: The Fall of Athens
• DC II: Hope or Hype

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Name	Dave
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Date of birth	1969
Place of birth	Wahlen, Switzerland
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