Landscapes — Dave Meeker

Oaksterdam, Oakland

2011, LEDs, aluminum
84”h, 169”w, 7.5”d

Cityscape I, (Landscape no.1) Richard Diebenkorn, 1963

2011, LEDs, aluminum
60”h, 50”w, 3.25”d

Imaginary #5

2011, LEDs, aluminum
38.5”h, 46”w, 3.75”d

Fairyland Oakland

2011, LEDs, aluminum
.625”h, 72”w, 2.5” d
sold

The Starry Night, Vincent van Gogh, 1889

2011, LEDs, aluminum
29”h, 36”w, 3.5”d

Imaginary #1

2011, LEDs, aluminum
36.5”h, .625”w, 3”d
sold

2912 Harrison St., Oakland

2011, LEDs, aluminum
36.5”h, .625”w, 3”d
sold

7 Eleven, 2350 Bay Pt., Oakland

2011, LEDs, aluminum
36.5”h, .625”w, 3”d
sold

Sunset Oakland October 15, 2011

2011, LEDs, aluminum
36.5”h, 5/8”w, 3”d
sold

Imaginary #2

2011, LEDs, aluminum
36.5”h, .625”w, 3”d

Fox Theater, Oakland

2011, LEDs, aluminum
36.5”h, .625”w, 3”d
sold

Imaginary #3

2011, LEDs, aluminum
36.5”h, .625”w, 3”d
sold

Imaginary #6

2011, LEDs, aluminum
36.5”h, .625”w, 3”d

Sunset Oakland October 15, 2011

2011, LEDs, aluminum
36.5”h, .625”w, 3”d

Landscapes

Stop focusing. See the big picture. Look to the horizon whether distant or near. The horizon, a line that marks the extent of our visual perception, is both an end and a beginning. The end of what we see and the beginning of what we imagine. Frame, crop and edit. Distill the colors and patterns of our visual and mental landscapes into a few thin slices.

Light plays an important role in the landscape and is at the core of this series of light sculptures. My inspirations are the urban landscapes of Oakland, historical landscapes as seen and recorded by others, and interior landscapes – imagined landscapes with no physical presence past or present. The works continue my exploration of the use of projected light and sculptural forms. Each piece is the projection of a segment or segments of a landscape that inspired me.