DAVID BROMLEY (1960 - )

A classic Unique State, Mixed Media work from David Bromley

This work is a Giclee Print with hand Coloured Acrylic Paints on A rchival Paper,

making each work Unique and unlike any other Edition.

Title: Butterflies

Hand Signed: Lower Image

Image Size: 70cm x 88cm

Sheet Size: 70cm x 88cm (Deckled Edging)

Condition: Excellent - New

Unframed.

You can also come view this work and many others in our Surry Hills Gallery in Sydney. Please message me to arrange a time to view in person.

Original works are also accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity from Martinez Art Dealer.

Serafin Martinez

Principal, Martinez Art Dealer

Surry Hills, Sydney, Australia

ABN 36 561 407 649

Biography:

David Bromley's artworks have two clear focal points - the Boys Own adventure project and the Female Nude series. Born in Sheffield, England, in 1960, Bromley came to Australia in 1964. He began his career in Adelaide as a potter, but eventually turned to painting. He takes inspiration from childhood books, popular culture and artists such as Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein and Glen Baxter.

Bromley focuses on the physical and emotional journey of life's travels, using the imagery of the Boys Own comic culture to paint vivid, passionate pictures of the spills and thrills of childhood. He centres on the adolescent years where he believes life is at its most intense and its demands are at their strongest.

He uses colour and figurative expressionism with nostalgia and the symbolism of Pop Art to hint at the innocence of the young. However, nothing is set in concrete and he leaves his work open to interpretation by the viewer. Even his still life pictures seem to have spontaneous movement.

Bromley's nudes portray the female form in contemporary fashion, as seen in the media, and this contrast to his other work serves as a breath of fresh air. He makes use of layering and texturing techniques while employing me...