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David Morgan Video Resume. Title:Art is filled with expression, movement, and rhythm.
David Morgan is a self-taught artist from Coalmont, TN. He was born deaf and through painting, he communicates a multitude of stories, emotions, and memories.
His medium of choice of acrylic on canvas. He enjoys observing animals and people to capture their personalities which come alive in his paintings.
He aspires to be a full time artist and is currently looking for an outlet for his love for art in the Chattanooga area.
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David is shown painting on a canvas.
A painting is shown: "Sign Chanting"
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Kim: I notice that you tend to paint about Native Americans. What is special about the Native Americans to you?
David: Yes, I do. My father had told me stories about his side of the family and how the Native Americans had suffered so much through the Trail of Tears and the different things that had happened and the sadness of that and so I try and reflect that on the canvas, I try to reflect the sadness.
Kim: So you feel a relationship to that because there are some descendants in your family?
David: Yes, my family was a mix of Caucasian and a little bit of Native American.
A painting is shown: Cherokee Nation Dancing Mask
A painting is shown: Perspective of the Trail of Tears
A painting is shown: Strong and Proud
A painting is shown: Enough!
A painting is shown: Oppression: Limits of Life
A painting is shown: Anger Unleashed
A painting is shown: Lonely Man
A painting is shown: Silent Survivor
A painting is shown: Intimidation
A painting is shown: Relaxed Woman and Wine
A painting is shown: Replenishment
A painting is shown: Prison of Aging
A painting is shown: Gossiping Grannies
A painting is shown: Nuns of Freedom
A painting is shown: Cat in a Bowl
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Kim: David, I noticed that most of your paintings are focused on monkeys. Is there a reason for that?
David: Yeah, when I was little I remember going to the zoo in Chattanooga, and one time when I was there I saw an older monkey and he looked sad. And I was looking at him and he looked kind of downcast, and I thought, hmm.... about his feelings - maybe he was thinking about being out in the wild and in nature somewhere instead of in captivity.
Kim: So you prefer monkeys over other animals then?
David: Yes, actually, I do. I think when I see monkeys I relate strongly to their sadness. And in my paintings, I want to reflect that with the different colors; I try to reflect the mood of that.
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A painting is shown: Guardians of the Innocent
A painting is shown: Freedom
A painting is shown: Monkey in a Suit
A painting is shown: the Group
A painting is shown: Grizzly Bear with Color
A painting is shown: Sanctuary
A painting is shown: Cherubs
A painting is shown: Angel in Brillant Lights
A painting is shown: Lost Love Finds Promise Anew
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Kim: David, I noticed you paint a lot about your grandmother.
David: Yeah, when I was little my mom would take me to visit my grandmother very often and we would be at her home. I saw eggs there and all, and she took me out to the henhouse - there were Dominique chickens that she had.
I went into the henhouse with her, and she was showing me the different eggs, and I really enjoyed that time with her.
Kim: You were really close to your grandmother, weren't you?
David: Yeah, I was. I missed a lot of time with her growing up because I went to the Tennessee School for the Deaf and was only able to come home about two times a month.
Kim: At Tennessee School for the Deaf you missed a lot being away from your grandmother.
David: Right, and maybe see her during the summers, and she got older, and her health of course got worse and worse and she got more frail. I went away to a public school for about eight months.
Kim: So you wish you could have seen your grandmother more?
David: Yeah, I missed her during that time too. I missed a lot of times with her.
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A painting is shown: Spirit on the Farm
A painting is shown: Stages of Death
A painting is shown: Farm Days of Yesteryear
A painting is shown: Memories of Flora
A painting is shown: Colors of Emotion
A painting is shown: Smoke Break
A painting is shown: Waiting / Primiping
A painting is shown: Courage and Cowardice
A painting is shown: Curiousity
A painting is shown: Eyes of the Wise
A painting is shown: the Look of Sound
A painting is shown: Raw Emotion
A painting is shown: Words Imagined
A painting is shown: Care for the Children
Picture of Al at Gofest 2005
Picture of Al at Gofest 2006
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David Morgan
Art is Filled with Expression, Movement, and Rhythm
P.O. Box 435 Coalmont, TN, 37313
davidmorganart@yahoo.com