David Lubotsky
120 Lower Arroyo Hondo Rd.
P.O.Box 362
Arroyo Hondo, NM 87513
Phone: (505) 776-8980
Email: [email protected]
Development Time Line
1973
Born February
3 Milwaukee, WI
1990 Highschool, shows strength in artistic abilities for drawing and video production
1991 Portland, OR
attends Pacific Northwest College of Art/Film and Video Production; studies
traditional Japanese landscape design
1992
Belize, Central America, 6-month
independent study of Mayan culture with
emphasis
on ancient architecture, slate carving, agriculture, and self- sustainability
1995
Paints series of acrylic on canvas
paintings
Attends fulltime classes at Oregon College of Arts and Crafts, all drawing related medium, art history
Engraves granite basalt stone with Japanese and Hebrew letters, in the making of drilled stone fountains and garden sculptural elements
Joins Northwest Stone Sculptors Association, attending carving symposium, pursues stone sculpture with emphasis on fountain design
1996 Relocates to Jemez Springs, NM to work with professional stone sculptor while pursuing body of work.
1997 Relocates to Taos, NM continues body of stone sculptures, begins series of 5-foot acrylic on canvas paintings based on sacred geometry
1998 Shows first sculptures in main room of Karran Rullen Contemporary Gallery, Santa Fe,NM
Represented by Horizon Fine Art, Taos ,NM for sculptures and fountains
Enters sculpture show 101 Cups Karran Rullen Gallery
1999 Shows sculpture at Horizon Fine Art
Shows stone sculpture and fountain at International Stone showroom, Taos
Begins oil pastel series “emotional landscapes”
2000 Marries wife Imelda
Completes several waterfall/fountain installations for local clients
Developes prototypes for stacked fountain series, from residential to monumental scale
Installs first architectural concrete stacked block fountain for Elston Home Design Center, Taos
Begins building adobe studio on land in Arroyo Hondo
Taos Open Art Festival, wins Best of Sculpture and 2nd Best of Show with 3-foot alabaster maquette for future 9-foot sculpture entitled “Tikkun” , first of stone totem series
2001 Devotes most of time to building adobe studio/home
Completes 5-foot limestone sculpture commission “Tzaddik”
Completes first indoor 8-foot naturalistic stone waterfall
Daughter Leah is born
2002 Installs second naturalistic indoor waterfall
Creates inner courtyard landscape,“Southwest Zen” design, featuring naturalistic stream and ponds utilizing existing hand dug well for historic El Torreon restored Hacienda, Taos
Completes second 5-foot limestone commissioned sculpture “Golem”
Begins series of wall mounted concrete sculptures
Begins construction of water sculpture display garden at studio in Arroyo Hondo
Completes first phase of adobe studio/home
Completes “Southwest Zen” landscape design installation utilizing stone in a sculptural landscape for Elliot Haas’ estate, martial arts dojo, Taos
2003
Completes 12 large acrylic paintings on
canvas
Begins two-acre wetland restoration project on Lubotsky’s land through
government grant, creating ponds and the beginnings of extensive sculpture garden
Begins triad series of sculpture in plaster for monumental Bronze cast
Completes 7-foot plaster sculpture for bronze (“Catalyst”)
Designs wall-mounted waterfall fountain line
Creates water sculpture garden at Arroyo Hondo studio