Dave Custodio Artisinal Studio

 Dave Custodio is a multimedia installation artist.  The focus of his work is to emphasize a balanced and impactful energy of form through craft, structural design, and the clever use of material.    He works primarily with wood, clay, and bamboo but is known to incorporate a variety of materials and mediums into his work ranging from led lights, fabrics, plantlife, upcycled objects, and metal.  Inspired by the Wabi-Sabi and naturally occurring forms and patterns, he is drawn to objects and architecture of times and of cultures that most strongly reflect a humanity existing in alignment with the natural world.  Physical space is often his canvas, and so his work often functions architecturally or becomes architectural detail.  He curates environments that evoke rootedness in one’s own primal nature and also facilitate dynamic human connection within the sculpted space itself.  He believes in quality as being a frequency underpinning prosperity and that the higher the aesthetic quality a piece can attain the more it will illuminate our truest potential and entice others into the co-creation of a more prosperous and innately human environment.

     Dave’s work ranges from large scale sculptural stages and art installations to small to medium scale dynamic objects.  He has shown work in galleries, taken commissions for private clientele, and has produced large scale works for major global events and festivals.  He studies structural principles and the traditions of craft to inform his technical foundation while also pushing his boundaries into an innovative contemporary space.  The work that he creates draws attention to the beauty of the material that he is using, taking the humble approach of merely reacting to what nature has already provided for us.

     Dave holds a bachelors of fine arts degree from Massachusetts College of Art and Design where he graduated with academic honors.  While he spent a significant portion of his adult life living, practicing, and showing his work locally in Boston, he is currently based in the mountains of Western North Carolina.  His Appalachian ranch and art studio is where he is able to effectively utilize the abundance of natural material the land provides, and to continue pushing to meet his creative potential in new and exciting ways.