David Spriggs Creates Volumetric Sculptural Paintings from Layered Transparent Sheets

David Spriggs, a Canadian artist originally from Britain, creates sculptural paintings by suspending color in three-dimensional space instead of using a flat canvas. He developed his unique method in 1999, where he paints or prints on distinct transparent sheets, arranging them in a sequence that merges into a cohesive volumetric image from specific angles. These artworks exist at the intersection of painting, sculpture, installation, and optical illusion. An object may seem solid from one perspective but break apart into numerous floating marks from another. The images shift and transform as viewers move, making it impossible to capture their full essence in a photograph. Experiencing the work necessitates movement, as overlapping pigments, density variations, and transparent layers continuously alter the relationship between the image, light, space, and the observer.