Daniel Young
Fine Art
Final year project
The Comic [Read more]
Fish Fingers (2021)
Glazed Ceramic
Plungers (2021)
Terracotta Ceramic
Chattering Teeth
Glazed Ceramic with Electric Motors
Plates (2021)
Drawing Transfers on Glazed Ceramic
Elephant (2020)
Video Still
Big Impact (2020)
Mixed Media Sculpture
Pushing My Luck (2020)
Mixed Media Sculpture
Snakes (2020)
Charcoal Drawing
Daniel Young
Contemporary Welsh Sculptor investigating themes of Chaos, Satire, Tragedy and Humour through Traditional and Electronic Media.
I'm a multi-media fine artist, specialising within sculpture and installation work. With the experience and knowledge of working with a wide range of materials including: ceramic, plaster, wood, metal, plastic, concrete, paper, cardboard and electronics. My strengths are my intelligence, adaptability, knowledge on contemporary art, my attention to detail and my ambition. I consistently push myself beyond my existing abilities in order to strive and develop my practice further. My Graduation show 'The Comic' (2021) gives an insight into my individual practice and an idea of what I am able to achieve within a 8-week timeframe. It follows an autobiographic narrative on a fictional character of 'the comic' through the exploration of Humour, Tragedy and the Subconscious. In conveying an act of storytelling and in creating an atmosphere filled with humour, ridiculousness, satire and also sadness. Upon graduation, my aspirations and career aims are to move to a creative city with more opportunities, continue developing my practice independently/ within a collective and to begin showcasing work in exhibitions across the country.
Final year project
The Comic
Work Experience
6 Years experience within retail with TJX Europe as an Associate and Merchandiser at T.K. Maxx and Homesense Stores.
Responsible for homeware and men’s apparel department with experience working with designer brands and names.
Record sales for the store within my responsible departments, creating £40,000 in profit within my first year in the seasonal department alone.
Leader in Merchandising – responsible for merchandising feature walls, window displays and room settings.
Strength in merchandising resulted in being transported and paid to merchandise two store openings in London with talks to work in Ireland for 2 months.
Expertise in matching and coordinating colour and materials with various themes, styles and functions.
Diverse skillset with experience in processing deliveries and stock, dealing with customer queries and customer transactions, fitting rooms, processing online orders and night shifts.
Working in a busy central location with high footfall.
Summer Job Role at Gower Gallery and Framing Services in Swansea as a Gallery Assistant.
Roles and responsibilities include refurbishment, redecorating and transferring of equipment to a new gallery premises.
Management of its social media pages – increasing its footfall and views dramatically over my period of work by 400% from July to September 2018.
Processing orders and deliveries by calling suppliers and customers.
Customer services and enquiries.
Organising and curating exhibition events within the Gallery.