David Chavel
was born in Woodstock, Ontario in 1942. He studied
material arts at the Ontario College of Art and
has applied his metal-working techniques to several areas, including
jewellery, collage, sculpture and metal relief panels, such as
the diptych displayed here.
Chavel has exhibited in many group shows since 1968
and he has executed several commissions in Toronto. He is currently
a member of the Ontario Society of Artists.
These decorative panels are composed of brass, bronze,
aluminium, wood, stone and Muntz metal. They function dynamically
as a frame to the door they enclose.
Movement begins on the left where the forms seem
to boil and thrust upwards, and continues on the right-hand panel
in a dispersal of falling shapes.
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David Chavel installing his piece, Untitled, 1968
Government of Ontario Art Collection
Archives of Ontario |
| Untitled,
[ca. 1966-68]
David Chavel
brass, bronze, aluminum, wood, stone, Montz metal (2 panels)
Government of Ontario Art Collection, 619771
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