Michael David Abstract 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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1980s Abstract Michael David Abstract Paintings
Oil, Paper, Wax, Wood Panel
2010s Abstract Geometric Michael David Abstract Paintings
Wax, Encaustic, Oil, Wood Panel
2010s Color-Field Michael David Abstract Paintings
Wood, Wax, Encaustic, Oil
2010s Abstract Expressionist Michael David Abstract Paintings
Wood, Panel, Wax, Oil
1990s Abstract Michael David Abstract Paintings
Mixed Media, Wax, Acrylic
2010s Abstract Expressionist Michael David Abstract Paintings
Encaustic, Wood Panel, Wax, Oil
2010s Color-Field Michael David Abstract Paintings
Wax, Encaustic, Wood Panel, Oil
2010s Abstract Michael David Abstract Paintings
Lacquer, Charcoal, Wax, Oil, Acrylic, Graphite
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Michael David Abstract Paintings
Wax, Oil, Panel
1950s Abstract Geometric Michael David Abstract Paintings
Oil
Juliette SteeleGeometric Abstraction Oil Painting on Masonite by Juliette Steele, Framed, circe 1950
2010s Abstract Geometric Michael David Abstract Paintings
Acrylic
2010s Abstract Michael David Abstract Paintings
Plaster, Wax, Acrylic, Panel, Pigment
Early 2000s Abstract Geometric Michael David Abstract Paintings
Acrylic, Laid Paper, Magazine Paper
2010s Abstract Michael David Abstract Paintings
Resin, Wax, Encaustic, Wood Panel, Pigment
1970s Abstract Geometric Michael David Abstract Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Abstract Geometric Michael David Abstract Paintings
Linen, Spray Paint, Acrylic
Late 20th Century Abstract Expressionist Michael David Abstract Paintings
Wax, Acrylic, Wood Panel
2010s Abstract Michael David Abstract Paintings
Plaster, Wax, Acrylic, Wood Panel, Pigment
2010s Abstract Geometric Michael David Abstract Paintings
Linen, Spray Paint, Acrylic
1980s Abstract Michael David Abstract Paintings
Encaustic, Oil, Board