Davit Nava’s work focuses on showing the beauty of nature by creating sustainable art that seeks to raise public awareness on environmental issues.
One morning, a couple of months ago, memories of my time at Harvard came to mind and inspired me to design and create a chameleon as a tribute to the Office for Sustainability at Harvard University. I decided to sculpt a chameleon because chameleons have long been a symbol of change, agility and adaptation, reminding us … Continue reading A Chameleon at Harvard
I’ve always asked myself why sculptures tend to be monochromatic. I’ve often seen beautiful art work, carefully sculpted objects in one or two colors and wondered why this limitation of colors occurs, when there are thousands of colors to choose from? One possible explanation may be that the monochromatic materials, such as marble, stone clay … Continue reading Celebrating nature’s colors
I glue hundreds and hundred of beads made of clay and crystal on the pieces I create. One by one, the beads are delicately placed on the object with a toothpick. Slowly, very slowly the beads form the colored surfaces that form a part of the personality of each piece. Yep, it takes way too … Continue reading Slow art
Art pieces seek to transmit a message to the viewer. Whether it is a canvas, a sculpture or a delicate quilting patchwork, they are all willfully elaborated by their creator to share a message. Sometimes, in the art world, it is just beauty that is intended to be transmitted. I believe beauty is an essential … Continue reading Beyond beauty
Humans have had a relationship with birds since the dawn of man. They have been featured in art since prehistoric times and hold a prominent part in folklore, religion and culture as well as in daily life. I believe most of us have a relationship to birds – a happy one. Nevertheless, our climate is changing … Continue reading Birdies
These two reptiles; a chameleon and a gecko, are hybrids, creations inspired by the mexican tradition of making alebrijes. The alebrijes are usually imaginary creatures made by combining the different physiognomic elements of different animals into one creature. The results are very often astonishing. The imaginary creature becomes real. The chameleon Hikuri Roshgadol, in green, blue and … Continue reading Hybrids
It all starts in the sketch book. If you can imagine it – you can do it. Everytime I want to create something new, I dive into my ideas and I start sketching what I’ve imagined. These sketches reflect what later I bring to reality. To shape the body of my sculptures, I use trash. Yep, … Continue reading Sustainable art
Davit Nava 