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 "A response
to light, colour and materials. David’s recent exhibition Offerings led the
viewer to examine the boundaries at the art/craft/design divide with surprising freshness
. . .In a series of small tables, forked branches have been assembled in a way suggestive
of 3D children’s stick figures, which become a metaphor for support . . . [Later]
split components give more direct control of the composition. The paradox is that although
there is more control the pieces appear less designed, more spontaneous, and exhibit more
energy than their predecessors."
Helen Schamroth in the Australian design magazine ‘Object’ 1996. |
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"Sure hand
of a master. David has long held a reputation as a committed craftsman furniture maker
whose beliefs on. . . the art/craft debate are strongly held and articulately voiced. He
knows that craftsmanship is essential to the realisation of creative ideas [yet] he
believes that all his work should say something about the nature of furniture, rather than
about technical skills and fashion. . . It is the sure hand of a master craftsman that
ensures success -- in his hands, tools are used to release the life and expressiveness of
the material. He knows when enough’s enough."
Sue Curnow, NZ Herald 1996 |
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"Works
sweep away pretensions. Occasionally craft is transformed into magic and our spirits
soar when we encounter such works. . . David Trubridge’s furniture and sculpture had
this effect on me. The workmanship is outstanding. The fluidity of curves, the balancing
of positive and negative spaces and the lightness of approach are enhanced by elegant
detailing."
Helen Schamroth, NZ Herald 1990 |
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