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encaustic on panel
b. 1954, Reno Nevada
Michael David is best known for his use of encaustic on large abstract paintings. A practitioner of Abstract Expressionism, David layers beeswax and pigment to create dense and textural surfaces, resembling natural forms. He built his early career on abstraction and religious iconography, later moving to representational painting, environment sculpture, and photography.
Michael David's artwork is included in the public collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; the Guggenheim Museum in New York; the Jewish Museum in New York; Museum of contemporary Art in Los Angeles, and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, among others. He is the recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship, various awards from the National Endowment for the Art, The Edward F Albee Foundation in Montauk, NY, and the American Academy of Arts and Letters.
Michael David, abstract painter, is best known for his use of encaustic, which incorporates pigment with heated beeswax. He discovered encaustic while studying at Parsons School of Design in New York in 1975; David says of the medium, “I loved the immediacy of the process, the physicality, and how I was able to embed objects and create narrative in abstraction. I felt it was a perfect actualization of myself through painting.” Considered an inheritor of Abstract Expressionism, David’s abstract work primarily centers on the use of a densely layered surface to facilitate a direct and immediate spiritual experience. He often incorporates religious iconography and symbolism, art historical themes such as the nude, and contemporary politics into his paintings resulting in a critical dialogue between the layered abstraction of the surface and the integrated representational imagery.
- Creator:Michael David (1954, American)
- Creation Year:2010
- Dimensions:Height: 21.75 in (55.25 cm)Width: 32 in (81.28 cm)Depth: 2 in (5.08 cm)
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- Gallery Location:Phoenix, AZ
- Reference Number:Seller: 2010110251stDibs: LU1372472191
Michael David
Abstract painter Michael David is best known for his use of encaustic, a technique that incorporates heated beeswax and pigment. Considered an inheritor of Abstract Expressionism, David’s abstract work primarily centers on the use of a densely layered surface to facilitate a direct and immediate spiritual experience.
David often incorporates religious iconography and symbolism, art historical themes such as the nude, and contemporary politics into his paintings resulting in a critical dialogue between the layered abstraction of the surface and the integrated representational imagery. Alongside his work on canvas, David has developed a body of studio photography that recreates paintings by Caravaggio, Manet, and Mantegna, among others, in works that confront racism, homophobia, and sexism.
David also works in mixed media and environmental sculpture, still within the horizon of his abiding concerns for sociopolitical questioning through art-making. His work is included in the public collections of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Denver Art Museum, Jewish Museum, Museum of Contemporary Art, Edward Albee Foundation and others.
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