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David Derr
Contemporary Fine Art

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But what if man had eyes
to see the true beauty...
the divine beauty,
I mean, pure and clear
and unalloyed, not clogged
with all the colors and
vanities of human life...
beholding beauty
with the eye of the mind,
he will be enabled to bring forth,
not images of beauty,
but realities
(for he has hold
not of an image
but of a reality),
and bringing forth
and nourishing true virtue,,,

The Glance
Plato
(4-5 century BC)
Symposium 2lle

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“David Derr is an almost dauntingly versatile artist” as stated by Gallery and Studio magazine. “A successful graphic designer as well as a fine artist, Derr explores a variety of mediums and styles. Yet each work is stamped indelibly by his singular sensibility, calling to mind modernist predecessors such as Paul Klee: and Contemporaries like Lucas Samaras who eschew the limitations of a so-called "signature style" in order to make each new phase of their creativity a fresh adventure.”

He switches easily from painting in oil or acrylic, to creating marvelously intricate digital pieces, to creating iconic assemblages, to photography, music and poetry.

Derr's work will be included in the payload of the Moon Ark,
a new moon lander being developed by Carnegie Mellon Institute with funding by Google.

Over the last few years his digital works have appeared in exhibitions in Romania, Spain, Germany, The Czech Republic and most recently one has been included in a monograph published by the University of Valencia, Spain.
His works have been used in a fundraiser by  NJ Symphony Orchestra’s “Painted Violin” project.

Derr has recently been accepted as an Associate Artist to the Joseph Campbell Foundation. The JCF is brings together people of all walks and nationalities and a world of different interests arrive here seeking to learn more about the words and ideas of Joseph Campbell, the hero's journey, and mythology in general.
http://www.jcf.org

David also sings with the renowned Masterwork Chorus, performing major classical choral works by Bach, Beethoven, Bernstien, Handel, Hayden, Mozart, Orff, Schumman, as well as works by new and upcoming composers. He has worked with notable conductors David Briskin (Music Director and Principal Conductor, National Ballet of Canada), Dr. Andrew Megill (Professor of conducting and director of choral organizations at the Northwestern University Bienen School of Music, where he holds the Carol F. and Arthur L. Rice, Jr. University Professorship in Performance), and  Chris Shepard, Music Director for CONCORA, a professional choir in Hartford, CT; and the Worcester Chorus in
central Massachusetts

David Derr Fine Art, Oil Painting, Mixed Media, Digital Art, Assemblages