David Parfitt is a visual artist who specialises in site-specific sculpture and public art projects.
Based in Sussex, David's activities include the design, production and project management of a range of forms unlimited by materials.
Emphasising the social and collaborative aspects of contemporary visual arts practise, he acts as consultant, lead artist or initiator on a wide variety of projects with clients such as; multi-national corporations, local authorities, community groups and individuals.
Commissioned by CBS for the Sunday Morning T.V. show, to reproduce their logo on the South Downs.
This project followed the success of my book on lawn art, published by Quirk Books, in the USA.
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In 1999 I organised a project for Brighton Festival that sought to re-consider the significance of Tatlin's Tower, or to give it its proper title the "Monument to the 3rd International"
posted on 12-Dec-09 17:13
Ephemeral sculptures:
a selection of short-lived work by David Parfitt.
posted on 12-Dec-09 15:51
A stone & limed oak stool. Purchased by the Crafts Council collection, Hove Museum.
posted on 12-Dec-09 14:29
At last I have had the time to completely rebuild This website, and today, monday the 9th of November 2009, it is ready to be made active.
posted on 09-Nov-09 18:25
Mercury. A text based marble sculpture by David Parfitt, based on one of the seven alchemical planets, sited at Pfizer's headquarters in Sandwich
Several marble fragments each inscribed with a single word with multiple meanings, scattered over a lawn, like the remnants of a paper-chase. The result of a discussion with a group of research scientists about oracular solutions to work problems. The intention was that the sculpture could be used to nudge a solution out of a problem.
posted on 27-Oct-09 16:32
The 60th Anniversary of Crawley sculpture.
A collaborative project with Jane Sybilla Fordham.
A group of nine carved glacial granite boulders, each inscribed with elements taken from the massive collection of crawley residents that was made for the sculpture, to celebrate the anniversary and to mark the particular point in the towns history.
posted on 16-Oct-09 15:18
A memorial event to commemorate the 60th Anniversary of The Town of Crawley.
A collaborative project with Jane Sybilla Fordham.
Originaly conceived as the centrepeice for the anniversary celebrations and Royal visit, the two tonne granite and mosaic sculpture was temporarily sited in order that the Queen and Prince Philip could begin the massive collection of local signatures that would be used to complete the work.
posted on 26-Oct-09 22:56
The sculpture Element of 'Flow'. A 3 part project, comprising of; a chaotic sculpture located above a canal, underwater lighting installation in a weir, and lighting effects for four submerged ventilation apertures.
Constructed from stainless steel the flexible structure is approximately 40 metres long and is supended above a canal.
posted on 26-Oct-09 23:07
