David Scott Moyer (b. August 30 1958) is an American artist based in Tucson, Arizona. He is known for a style he calls "farbelism," a term he coined in 1992 to describe the repetitive formula of color study typical of his work.

Moyer was born in Ekalaka, Montana, the son of a preacher. He studied art at the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York. Moyer's art has been displayed throughout North America, and recently more frequently online.

Farbelism

He began his style of "farbelist" paintings in 1982, although he coined term "farbelism" much later. The term was inspired by the comments of an admirer of his work during the Scottsdale Celebration of Fine Art who said, "I love how you put those little farbels on there!" Learning that "Farbe" is the German word for color, Moyer embraced the term and has since used farbelism as a label for his contemporary abstract work. In an interview with Numb magazine, Moyer described the pattern/formula as, "a non-repeating, organic pattern of interconnected curved lines." Comparisons have been drawn between Moyer's style and Islamic, Celtic, and Australian Aboriginal art.

In September 2003, he embellished his house using his farbelist technique, garnering praise in the neighborhood for raising the area property values.

References

Burns, Saxon (Jan. 1, 2004). Home Is Where the Art Is. Tucson Weekly.

Welter, Jewel Blackfeather. Q and A with Artist Dave Moyer. Numb magazine.

External links

Moyer, David Scott. Farbelism.

Dave Moyer's livejournal site, displaying his home