Art in Alternative Spaces

Featured Artist

David DeRosa

Sunflowers
48" x 72"
Acrylic on Wood Panel (light weight!)

Artist's Statement

With a background in drafting, printmaking and graphic design, illustration seemed the next logical jump for David DeRosa who, after focusing his studies on technique, composition, color theory and anatomy, graduated from the Academy of Art University in 1997. During the next six years, the artist functioned as a freelancer while cultivating his more ambitious pursuits and passions.    In the last few years he has gone back to his roots and reemerged with a style he calls: 'Pop Impressionism.' “They are after images of life as I perceive it – people I meet or admire, the banal yet poignant landscapes I encounter, personal iconography and social-political commentary all stripped down to their simplest forms.”   David’s influences include: M.C. Escher, Alphonse Mucha, J.C. Leyendecker, Coles Philips, Rothko, Mondrian and Rodin, of whom he is a fourth generation student.  Currently,  David resides in The United States.   In the past few years and through a variety of venues, his art has helped to raise thousands of dollars for some very notable charities including: Glide Memorial, Best Buddies Intl., Trans Africa Forum, Art into Action, Koret Family House, Camp Okizu and Visual Aid.

In June 2007, Artist David DeRosa completed a cross country tour where he packed 20+ paintings into a van and took it "to the people;" 7 shows + 6 cities + one month = The Catachismic tour (from San Francisco to NYC).    He also brought along recent film school grad; Richard Enriquez who captured the entire experience and is currently editing it together as a feature length documentary.   The documentary titled, "BURN: David DeRosa's Catachismic Tour" is currently in post production and will be released by DeROSart and Prescription Pictures soon.  

David believes he is the first visual artist to do this.   Of the 8 pieces (and 3 prints) sold throughout the course of his travels (which were actually used to fund the tour), 4 were to people who had never been to a gallery before;  " I take no small amount of pride in that. My goal was to create an open forum for dialogue among people of different backgrounds across America through the interaction between the viewer and the artwork. This tour, which itself was performance art, was about bridging gaps... connecting to people and communities on an individual level and encouraging them to pen their minds to different views of a single idea.   In that respect, I was tremendously successful. "

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Anatomically Correct
Phone (312) 514-1802     email:   anatomically@ripco.com

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