David Fullarton

Mr Fullarton is a Scottish born, San Francisco based visual artist and illustrator. Because he is a man with very low expectations he is seldom disappointed and therefore lives a life filled with boundless joy. He has spent most of his somewhat checkered artistic career attempting to create a piece of artwork that doesn’t have words written on it. So far he has failed dismally. In his leisure time he enjoys a variety of smoked cheeses despite lingering doubts about their textures. Perhaps his most prized talent is his uncanny ability to stay out of the way. 

A fine selection of Mr. Fullarton's artwork is available for purchase at very reasonable sums right here.  

Contact Info

if you would like to exchange words with Mr. Fullarton please drop him an email at david.fullarton@gmail.com. This may or may not be a fruitful experience for you.

I LIED ABOUT BEING AN ARTIST - THE MOVIE

Spend six and a half enthralling minutes in the strange and wonderful world of artist David Fullarton. In this informativeshort film you’ll discover why pictures are better with words on them, why happiness is overrated and why runners should ride bicycles.
Directed and Edited by - Blake Bogosian
Cinematography by - Jeremy Mcnamara
Produced by - Tim Brooks, Blake Bogosian

 

More About Mr. Fullarton

if this paltry amount of information is insufficient for you, here are some links to a few interviews and features where the normally reticent Mr. Fullarton has expounded at length on a variety of fascinating subjects - 

Works & Conversations Magazine Interview

Contemporary Collage Magazine Feature

Hi-Fructose Magazine - Print Feature

Jeremyriad.com Interview

Huffington Post Feature

Art Crush Profile

Composite Arts Magazine- Reprobates Issue

Hi-Fructose Magazine Online Article

Another Hi-Fructose Magazine Online Article

Someone Paid $3410 For A Painting Of My Shoes!

Publications

The above publication is available through éditions Marguerite Waknine, based in Angoulême, France. It can be purchased online for €10.00 + shipping, but for some reason I can't link directly to the publication on their site. However if you go here and then click on the link that says 'le cabinet de dessins' it should take you right to the right page. Hopefully.

The publication above is available on Blurb. It's self-published, and a few years old now, but it's still pretty nice. One day I fully intend to get round to putting together a new one. Those Blurb books are good quality, but a bit expensive. Also, confusingly, although it's title is "I Can't Apologise Enough' it doesn't contain any of the apology pieces. Not ideal, I know, but that's where we are.

Artist Talk Videos

David Fullarton talks with Matt Reynoso and answers questions about his work at The Compound Gallery in Oakland CA. Filmed on the last day of his solo show "How We Amuse Ourselves Between Onslaughts" October 6, 2019.

Artist Talk: Matt Reynoso talks with artist David Fullarton at the close of his solo show “Some Things That May Be Helpful at Some Point”. Recorded at The Compound Gallery in Oakland on Sunday, December 10th, 2017.

Q and A with David Fullarton on the last day of his solo show "We Wish That We Were What We Once Were, Back When We Wanted to Be What We Are Now" at The Compound Gallery in Oakland, CA.

Enjoy the delights of the usually taciturn Mr Fullarton mumbling his way through an "artist talk" at the close of his one man show "I Can't Apologize Enough" at the Compound Gallery in Oakland, CA. Recorded on 6/9/13 - Captured Live on Ustream at http://www.ustream.tv/channel/art-in-a-box

 

This time Mr Fullarton shares the weird microphone that doesn't really work with fellow artists Alison Tharp and Liam Golden, at the closing of their three person show "Things That Happened and Things We Made Up" at the Compound Gallery in Oakland, CA on March 28th, 2014. That's entertainment, folks.