David Mach

A common theme in David Mach’s work is that there is always something very different between each body of work he produces, largely due to the mediums that he chooses to work with. He even calls himself a “medium junkie”, going through everything he can get his hands on to create art.  Mach’s artistic style is based on all of these different objects and varies depending on what he’s working with.  He largely works with objects that have been mass produced such as magazines, newspapers, stuffed animals, tires, match sticks, and coat hangers. Many of his pieces are temporary installations and constructed in public places. One time Mach accidentally set fire to one of his match stick pieces and has since started igniting them on display as a form of performance art.

'Picasso', match sticks, 2007, approx two times scale

My favorite of his pieces is in the “Matcheads” series and is titled “Picasso”.  The artist layers hundreds to thousands of match sticks to produce incredible renditions of famous portraits that fall in line perfectly with Mach’s preference for sculptural realism constructed with unusual mediums. They capture the person’s likeness while maintaining an artistic aesthetic.

'tiger', coat hangers, 2012, approximately to scale

'layed back', playing cards, 2012,