David McDiarmid b. 1952

  • Designer (Textile Artist / Fashion Designer),
  • Artist (Mixed Media Artist)
McDiarmid worked in a wide array of media and styles in his artmaking. After 1975, all his work focussed on gay experience, and he is known for his huge wall hangings and other fabric works about HIV/AIDS in the mid 1980s. He used bold designs and colours and very kitsch, 'non-art' materials, such as hologram foil - his argument was: "Good taste can be a prison."
Tags: Flamingo Park
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Name
David McDiarmid
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Designer (Textile Artist / Fashion Designer)
  • Artist (Mixed Media Artist)
Other Occupation
  • gay activist (ANZSIC code: 9559) -
  • craftworker (ANZSIC code: 9002) -
  • fabric designer (ANZSIC code: 6924) -
Tags:
Flamingo Park
Birth date
1952
Birth place
Hobart, Tasmania
Death date
1995
Death place
Sydney, New South Wales
Active Period
  • 1969 - 1995
  • 1983 - 1984
Residence
  • 1979 - 1987 United States of America
  • 1977 United States of America
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Black and white artists