Michael David Paintings
American, b. 1954
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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(Biography provided by Renata Fine Arts)
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Artist: Michael David
Death of the Toreador (Matador)
By Michael David
Located in Phoenix, AZ
b. September 22, 1954; Reno, NV
Born in Reno, Nevada, my family relocated to Brooklyn, New York, where I was raised. I attended SUNY Fredonia for one year and in 1976 received a B.F...
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Early 2000s Renaissance Michael David Paintings
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Untitled No. 63 Abstract Composition Mixed Media
By Michael David
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Untitled No 63, abstract composition 1987
Mixed media on wood panel, wax, oil, paper. signed with initials, gallery label.
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. 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. 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...
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1980s Abstract Michael David Paintings
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Sand & Sea
By Michael David
Located in Phoenix, AZ
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 bees...
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2010s Color-Field Michael David Paintings
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All Good Cowboys Have Chinese Eyes - Giant Tondo
By Michael David
Located in Phoenix, AZ
encaustic on panel
b. 1954, Reno Nevada
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2010s Minimalist Michael David Paintings
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Venus in Furs
By Michael David
Located in Phoenix, AZ
b. 1954, Reno Nevada
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 ...
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All Good Cowboys Have Chinese Eyes
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Located in Phoenix, AZ
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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 bees...
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The Navigator (Small)
By Michael David
Located in Phoenix, AZ
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 bees...
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2010s Abstract Expressionist Michael David Paintings
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For SRV (Large)
By Michael David
Located in Phoenix, AZ
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 bees...
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2010s Abstract Expressionist Michael David Paintings
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Encaustic, Wood Panel, Wax, Oil
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