David Filer: Award winning Zimbabwean Artist

Generation Africa

English - August 20, 2020 19:54 - 56 minutes - 51.7 MB
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“To be honest I really hope I’m never 100% happy with my work. Because at that point you stop. It’s what gets me up at five in the morning chasing that."

David Filer

This week Tim talks to David Filer, one of a new generation of wildlife artists. Born and bred in Zimbabwe, David brings hyper realism to his incredible work. He’s won the David Shepherd Wildlife Artist of the Year Award and his work is showcased at the prestigious ManZArt gallery in Franschhoek, South Africa.

David talks about how he became an artist, life in Zimbabwe, the fight against poaching, his painting routine, where he draws his inspiration from and life in Zim.

David has had his work exhibited in Harare, Johannesburg, London, New York and Franschhoek.

If you haven’t seen any of David’s work you should really check it out.

SHOW NOTES

His Website and Instagram feed give a great idea of his work. if you’d like to buy some his work you can contact the ManZArt Gallery.

Some of the artists we discussed in this episode were Larry Norton, Craig Bone, Simon Bannister and Emily Lamb.

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