Davis Choun

Overview

Davis Choun creates a procedure to put his materials through a process which consists of burning, dying, and staining. He takes those pieces and then reassembles them on a custom-made wood panel. Dye colors are never exact and precise color consistency is hard to come by, so for Choun, letting go of the need to strictly control the process is necessary. By allowing these discrepancies a new kind of imperfect texture is created, and the wooden clothespin pieces vary in size and density just enough to influence the work on their own. 

 

“My creative process is long and tedious, allowing for impulse and improvisation to absorb into the work. For me, the art is in this decision-making and the finished piece is evidence of those choices.”

 

Davis’ work has been shown throughout North Carolina and Virginia, and has work in multiple private collections including Credit Suisse USA and North Carolina State University. He currently works out of his home studio in Raleigh.

 
Works
  • Davis Choun, Pins S24
    Pins S24
  • Davis Choun, PINS S25
    PINS S25
  • Davis Choun, PINS s28
    PINS s28
  • Davis Choun, PINS s29
    PINS s29
  • Davis Choun, PINS s30
    PINS s30
  • Davis Choun, PINS s31
    PINS s31
  • Davis Choun, PINS s32
    PINS s32
  • Davis Choun, PINS s33
    PINS s33
  • Davis Choun, PINS s34
    PINS s34
  • Davis Choun, PINS s36
    PINS s36
  • Davis Choun, PINS S15
    PINS S15
  • Davis Choun, PINS S16
    PINS S16
  • Davis Choun, PINS S18
    PINS S18
  • Davis Choun, PINS S19
    PINS S19
  • Davis Choun, PINS S20
    PINS S20
  • Davis Choun, PINS S12
    PINS S12
  • Davis Choun, PINS S13
    PINS S13
  • Davis Choun, PINS S14
    PINS S14
Exhibitions