Michael David Paintings
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)
1980s Abstract Michael David Paintings
Oil, Paper, Wax, Wood Panel
2010s Abstract Geometric Michael David Paintings
Wax, Encaustic, Oil, Wood Panel
2010s Color-Field Michael David Paintings
Wood, Wax, Encaustic, Oil
2010s Abstract Expressionist Michael David Paintings
Encaustic, Wood Panel, Wax, Oil
1990s Abstract Michael David Paintings
Mixed Media, Wax, Acrylic
2010s Color-Field Michael David Paintings
Wax, Encaustic, Wood Panel, Oil
2010s Abstract Expressionist Michael David Paintings
Wood, Panel, Wax, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Michael David Paintings
Wax, Oil, Panel
2010s Abstract Michael David Paintings
Lacquer, Charcoal, Wax, Oil, Acrylic, Graphite
2010s Abstract Michael David Paintings
Plaster, Wax, Acrylic, Panel, Pigment
2010s Abstract Expressionist Michael David Paintings
Oil
2010s Abstract Geometric Michael David Paintings
Acrylic
1950s Abstract Geometric Michael David Paintings
Oil
Juliette SteeleGeometric Abstraction Oil Painting on Masonite by Juliette Steele, Framed, circe 1950
Late 20th Century Abstract Expressionist Michael David Paintings
Wax, Acrylic, Wood Panel
1970s Abstract Geometric Michael David Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Abstract Geometric Michael David Paintings
Linen, Spray Paint, Acrylic
2010s Abstract Geometric Michael David Paintings
Linen, Spray Paint, Acrylic
2010s Abstract Michael David Paintings
Wax, Oil, Wood Panel
2010s Abstract Geometric Michael David Paintings
Acrylic
1980s Abstract Michael David Paintings
Encaustic, Oil, Board








