David best burning man artist biography

American sculptor (born )

David Best (born ) is an internationally renowned American sculptor. He is well known for building immense temples out of recycled wood sheets (discarded from making toys and other punch-outs) for the Burning Man festivals, where they are then burnt to the ground in a spectacle of light and heat.

David best burning man artist biography

Career

Best received a master's degree in sculpture from the San Francisco Art Institute, where he first took classes at the age of six. His commitment to public art seems rooted in s-era idealism. His works — ceramic sculpture, collages and more — have been shown at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art,^[1] the Oakland Museum, the Crocker Art Museum in Sacramento, the San Jose Museum of Art, di Rosa^[2] and elsewhere.

Best first began collaborating with others, 20 years ago, when he embarked upon a sideline: stripping down vehicles and giving them total sculptural makeovers, using recycled materials and found