2010
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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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...
Wood, Panel, Wax, Oil
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...
Encaustic, Wood Panel, Wax, Oil
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...
Wood, Wax, Encaustic, Oil
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 ...
Mixed Media, Wax, Acrylic
After Egypt
By Cleve Gray
Located in Phoenix, AZ
oil on canvas Cleve Gray is a painter admired for his large-scale, vividly colorful, and lyrically gestural abstract compositions. He achieved his greatest critical recognition in ...
Canvas, Oil
4.84
By Mala Breuer
Located in Phoenix, AZ
oil and wax on canvas 1927 - 2017 Mala Breuer grew up attending classes in painting and drawing from a young age at the California College of Arts and Crafts. After high school sh...
Canvas, Wax, Oil
Borderland IV, Contemporary Encaustic Abstract Painting
By Andrew Francis
Located in Brecon, Powys
Borderland II 2020 Encaustic wax on board Image 764 x 578 mm. Signed, In a Welsh Oak frame 2020
Wax, Encaustic, Oil, Board
Patina - Minimalist Composition in Wax and Acrylic on Wood Panel
By Charles David Francis
Located in Soquel, CA
Patina - Minimalist Composition in Wax and Acrylic on Wood Panel Bold abstract composition by Charles David Francis (American, 1951-2018). Laye...
Wax, Acrylic, Wood Panel
"First age" abstract spray varnish pigments on wood 150x100cm
By Olivier Ebel
Located in Saint Pol de Léon, Bretagne
In his painting "1er âge", Olivier Ebel invites us to contemplate an abstract, hypnotic universe. On a dark, mysterious background, regular, sinuous lines intertwine, creating an imp...
Varnish, Pigment, Other Medium
Clarity 2 Encaustic Painting on Panel, Abstract, Framed, 21st Century
By Amy Van Winkle
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Encaustic on panel. It's simple; I create art because it makes me happy. I try not to overthink the process of what I’m painting and let my intuition be my guide. I love laying do...
Encaustic
Chamonix Encaustic Mixed Media on Panel, Contemporary, 21st Century
By Janise Yntema
Located in Lake Worth, FL
Artist: Janise Yntema Title: Chamonix Size: 12 x 12 x 1 Medium: Beeswax, Resin, Digital Imagery on Panel Year: 2017 Janise Yntema's painting practice focuses on the ancient painting technique of beeswax encaustic, For over 25 years Yntema has refined her use of this material and is known for her work in this technique. Continually intrigued by the fine line between figuration and abstraction, Yntema's images evolve through slow accumulations of semi-transparent wax layers, light permeates these works and becomes compositionally present. In 2018, Yntema was awarded the International Encaustic Artists...
Resin, Encaustic
Floating in Space - Abstract Expressionist Painting, 52x76 in, Signed
By Ruggero Vanni
Located in New York, NY
Ruggero Vanni's "Floating in Space" is a 52 x 76-inch abstract expressionist landscape. The brush strokes are very thick and gestural, with swirls of yellow, purple, and blue colors ...
Canvas, Oil
