Dave Archer (painter)

Dave Archer (born David Archer Nelson on January 15, 1941) is a reverse glass painter and sculptor.

Early career

In his 2002 memoirs, Archer recalls his experiences living and working in North Beach, San Francisco in various capacities, and of the characters he met there. Some were famous and many others, such as Hoyt Axton, Janis Joplin and Steve Martin (who got their starts in San Francisco at the Fox and Hound - later called Coffee and Confusion - where Archer worked) who were up-and-coming and later became famous.[1][2]

Artwork

Archer’s primary medium is reverse glass painting, which he pioneered with artist Ron Russell. The technique consists of applying paint or pigment to the underside of a glass plate then applying a million volts of electricity generated from a Tesla coil to disperse the paint into randomly generated patterns.

Recently, he has begun sculpting using found object armatures, which he then covers with an activated resin substance, using various tools to make impressions which he refers to as “markings”, then adding pigments of various colors to highlight the impressions.

Fame

Dave Archer’s paintings have been featured on Star Trek, decorating the Enterprise set on the television series Star Trek: The Next Generation, received screen credit in the movie Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country,[3] and was included in Star Trek Generations.[4]

He has demonstrated the reverse-glass painting technique on over two hundred television series, including, "Eye to Eye With Connie Chung", "Beyond 2000", and Discovery Channel's "The Next Step" and "World's of Wonder".

Archer’s paintings have been on numerous book jackets including: Fantasy and Earth by Isaac Asimov; N-Space and Playgrounds of the Mind by Larry Niven; Music Physician by Don Campbell; The Oxygen Barons by Gregory Feeley; The Starry Rift and the Crown of Stars by James Tiptree, Jr.; Alastor and Planet of Adventure by Jack Vance as well as the Vance Anthology of City of the Chasch / Servants of the Wankh / The Dirdir / The Pnume

In the print media, Archer’s work was featured in Omni and National Geographic Magazine. He has also appeared in Ripley’s Believe It or Not![5] comic in the Sunday newspaper .

Shows

Archer’s work has been shown in the world headquarters of AT&T on Madison Avenue in New York City, and the Hayden Planetarium in Central Park in New York.

Books

Chronology

References

  1. ↑ Dave Archer (2002). "The Fox And The Hound And The Coffee And Confusion". DaveArcher.com. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
  2. ↑ Dave Archer. "Janis Joplin". DaveArcher.com. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
  3. ↑ Screen Credit
  4. ↑ Star Trek, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country and Star Trek Generations are registered trademarks of Paramount Pictures Corporation
  5. ↑ "Ripley’s Believe It or Not!" is a registered trademark of Ripley Entertainment
  6. ↑ Archer, Dave (2009-01-01). Coyotel Press. ISBN 9780982173565. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. ↑ The Coyotel Church (March 7, 2009). The Trickster's Bible: A Never Ending Book (First Paperback ed.). Coyotel Press. ISBN 9780982173565.
  8. ↑ Star Trek Generations is a registered trademark of Paramount Pictures Corporation

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