The last time I wrote about this, the problem was that the photographs did not exist. Twenty six of the thirty two sculptures I had picked out of Dave’s archive survive in exactly one image. One angle, shot years ago, often the only frame anyone ever took....
There is a new link in the menu at the top of this site. It says The Archive, and behind it is every photograph of David Stahl’s work that I have, going back to 2013, in one place, in order, and searchable. Fourteen years. Type a year, or a word, and it finds...
I have been photographing David Stahl’s sculptures for ten years, and for ten years I have had the same quiet frustration with my own pictures. A photograph of one of Dave’s pieces tells you what it looks like. It does not tell you what it is like to walk...
In the last post I put one of Dave’s sculptures on the page as something you can turn around in your hands. A few people have already asked how that was done, so here is the whole thing, start to finish, with nothing left out and nothing dressed up. It started...
Between Reflection and Structure: Three New Works from David Stahl One of the most interesting aspects of following an artist’s work over time is recognizing when familiar materials begin to take on new meanings. In these three recent works, David Stahl...
Reflective Dimensions: The Mirror Series In two of these latest works, Stahl introduces a literal “point of view” by wrapping his intricate assemblages around a central mirror. This architectural choice is a bold evolution for the artist. By bordering the...
New Visions: The Architecture of the In-Betweens I have had the privilege of watching David Stahl’s work evolve over the years, but his latest series feels like a breakthrough (yes, another one!) into a whole new dimensional layer. There is a tactile energy...
Welcome! A series of new works have been created in the studio and added to the 2025 Gallery here on the website. I hope that you will enjoy them! Would you like to see more work from the previous years? Check out the Gallery launch pad by year here. Titles and info...
David Stahl Art Exhibit & Reception – JCC Mid-Westchester David Stahl is a local artist who creates unique three-dimensional pieces out of common, sometimes unrelated, items and transforms them into sculptures and framed wall pieces that are unusually...
JOIN US FOR AN EVENING OF INSPIRATION, ART & LAUGHTER 880 Third Avenue, Floor 6(53rd Street between Lexington and 3rd Avenue) Wednesday, June 11, 20255:30–7:30 PM Featuring a conversation with:Jennifer Rose Goldman and Caryn Meg Hirshleifer, authors ofIn the Face...