Surface Tension

Almost as if he is recreating a cross section of red earth, pressed down by the weight of a long and storied history, the talented artist Dave Emmett skillfully layers vibrant paints onto his canvas, giving birth to horizontal microcosms of endless chaotic forms. With each stroke of his hand pouring paint, he captures the raw energy and movement that lies dormant beneath the surface, allowing the viewer to delve into a world filled with untamed beauty and hidden secrets. Emmett's art is a mesmerizing dance between chaos and control, inviting us to explore the depths of our own emotions and embrace the unpredictable nature of life itself.

Dave Emmett is punk-science-fiction artist who uses fluid pour-painting techniques to create nebulae, wormholes, planetscapes, and all things alien on canvas. He aims for vibes that are loud, vibrant, disruptive, and alive. A left-brained Doctor by day, he’s drawn to the ways in which fluid art defies efforts at pre-planning. Each painting forms dynamically, one tilt or spin at a time.