David Best (sculptor)
david best born internationally renowned american sculptor well known building immense temple recycled wood sheet discarded making toy punchouts burning man festival burnt ground spectacle light heat best received master degree sculpture san francisco art institute first took class age six commitment public art seems rooted serum idealism work — ceramic sculpture collage — shown san francisco museum modern art oakland museum crocker art museum sacramento san jose museum art di rosa elsewhere best first began collaborating others year ago embarked upon sideline stripping vehicle giving total sculptural makeover using recycled material found object often retrieved dump dumpster since created sculpture skeleton car two bus worked people best built first burning man temple temple mind construction became memorial michael hefflin member crew died motorcycle accident prior event became sacred space remembering others burning man helped fund temple project david along jack haye also responsible construction temple mind built much larger temple tear marked beginning new profound ritual ten thousand participant attend burning man year day writing prayer structure affixing offering one life picture painting etc leaving ash loved one etc temple burned sunday night best returned new project temple joy david departed wood temple created ornate paper temple honor temple star quarter mile long almost ’ high david took break work personal project including hayes green temple san francisco returning david tim dawson temple crew built temple forgiveness best originally suggested might create one temple however temple flux temple transition designed built artist best returned design coordinate building temple juno best crew constructed temple grace january february best traveled coral spring parkland florida build “the temple time” remembrance life lost marjory stoneman douglas high school february school shooting temple unveiled february remain place burned may august best unveiled river arch petaluma california foot metal arch serf gateway downtown petaluma surrounding environment temple mind temple tear aka temple memory temple joy temple honor temple star temple forgiveness temple juno temple grace temple unnamed final contribution chapel laborer temple hayes green detroit dream project temple broad street bridge bicentennial tower temple remembrance paradise ridge winery voight family sculpture foundation temple derrylondonderry northern ireland temple patricias green ten year anniversary london london burning festival temple time marjory stoneman douglas high schoolcoral spring parkland florida year anniversary school shooting marjory stoneman douglas high school student died river arch lynch creek trail petaluma california burning man interviewdavid best depth building community grieving burning man dedication hayes green temple detroit dream project temple david best interviewed viking youth power hour detroit dream project david work prior burning man much kqed spark david best david best le naaba art magazine raw vision john maizels nuala ernest issue