A Greater Scale by David Taylor

The exhibition A Greater Scale by David Taylor on view at Berg Gallery references his interpretations of commonplace objects that make up our everyday surroundings. Taylor used the expansive space at Berg to present his work on a larger scale. He is working within a wider, taller and altogether bigger world; a greater scale of visual design and impact.

Taylor, who works in Stockholm as a craftsman and artist describes the collection as an incremental adjustment in size. The aluminium, copper, mirrored glass and plastic objects are among the usual suspects to be found within the gallery space. They are both a point of departure and a point of arrival in a familiar landscape of objects and function.

He has added jesmonite and a few LED light sources to organize the exhibit that hints to what is to come as he works within a new larger workspace. He explains that moving gently up in format has allowed him to expand the scope of what he does, like easing out of an ill-fitting jacket into something a bit more comfortable; it offers a freedom of movement that is liberating. He has shifted his focus to the floor and to the walls from his desk-top format. He draws on the the interplay between materiality and context that has become the substructure of his work. He creates objects that communicate with their user on a different level, where interaction is central to the experience, not simply the visual impact.

Taylor has received several accolades for his designs. His work is represented in important collections such as Röhsska Museum, The National Museum of Sweden and Germanys Design Zentrum in Nordrheim. In his own words David sees his work as “…the continuation of an old crafts tradition, the work of the silversmith has focused more on effect than function, where the visual impact created by a piece is paramount, superseding its apparent use.”

Stockholm’s Berg Gallery hosts A Greater Scale by David Taylor.

Berg Gallery AB: Birger Jarlsgatan 67, 113 56 Stockholm