David Matthew King

Every painting created by David Matthew King (b. 1981, Southern California, USA) begins with a mark, spill, or smear that disrupts an untouched canvas. A drama is then set in motion as he attempts to correct or develop the mark into a complete work. This process becomes a form of personal storytelling expressed through elementary shapes and colors. By creating and changing the shapes and colors on canvas, he is communicating the tension between conflicting feelings of love and anger, isolation and hope.