By Taylor Parabosch

“I’m a scribbler,” laughed artist David Scher when asked to describe his profession during a lecture in Calkins Hall last Wednesday. Scher’s 30-minute lecture coincided with the opening of his art exhibit entitled, “Everything is everywhere, in its own way” in the University’s Rosenberg Gallery.

“All of my pieces work on the line, and all the things the line can be,” said Scher when asked about inspiration behind the pieces on display in the gallery. “The line has an expressive quality about it.”

Scher’s artwork, which dates as far back as 1992, varies from 3-D pieces mounted onto different surfaces, to drawings done on a 8-by-11 inch piece of paper. “I try to stretch myself,” said Scher, adding that when constructing a piece, it is important to show that you can have many variations of the same form or object.

“All of my work is from the imagination and has been helping me work towards painting realistically well,” Scher said, adding that he began his career doing ink drawings to help him learn to control his discipline. “It’s important to limit yourself to make it perfect.”

Scher went on to add that he resents artists that try too hard to incorporate life lessons into their pieces. “I resent art that tries to grab you from the back of the neck and teach you a lesson such as ‘life is unfair.”

When asked to describe where he finds inspiration for his artwork, Scher responded that he draws from inspiration from things found in everyday life.

“The good thing about being an artist or a writer,” remarked Scher, is that artists can find inspiring material anywhere they look.”I have a very open sense of order,” said Scher when asked if he had ever given up on a piece of work after hitting a roadblock in creativity. “I almost never give up or throw something away. You never know if years later you will find exactly what the piece needs to be complete.”