Abstract Expressionism, Color Field, Pop Realism, Street Art, Contemporary and Conceptual art are major influences on my work. I draw additional inspiration from the work of artists Andy Warhol, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Cy Twombly, Franz Kline, Willem de Kooning, Helen Frankenthaler, Joan Mitchell, Christopher Wool, Jenny Holzer, Niki Hare, Robert Szot & Bansky.
My work is characterized by vibrant colors and/or bold graphic words and phrases. I seek to create art that confronts you; is self-evident through color, space, shape, and typography all in an effort to create an engaging and thought provoking visual experience.
ABOUT THE ARTIST/ BIO
Dave was raised in Springfield, Massachusetts and currently resides in Newburyport, MA. Dave’s creativity developed at an early age and was cultivated in part by his mother, Jayne Hay, an artist & teacher. He earned a degree in Art and an advanced Art Education degree. Dave taught art for 25 years and is now retired from teaching to pursue a full-time career as an Artist. Dave’s work has been showcased in a number of very successful solo and group exhibitions in the United States and is held in a number of private collections worldwide. He was most recently represented by the Carolyn Kramer Gallery in Provincetown, MA. Dave paints and maintains a studio in Newburyport, Massachusetts.
