David Salle

📷🔳David Salle (born in 1952) is a contemporary American painter, printmaker, and photographer.

A prominent Neo-Expressionist artist, his collage-like paintings feature overlapping imagery from a variety of sources—such as magazines, interior décor, and art history—layering figures and patterns into colorful compositions rendered in a straightforward, uncomplicated style.

“Ever since I started painting,” the artist has explained, “I have tried to get the fluidity and surprise of image connection, the simultaneity of film montage, into painting.” 

He said: “When I came to New York in the 70s, it was common not to expect to be able to live from your art...

...I had very little idea about galleries or the business side of the art world. It all seemed pretty distant. When people started paying attention to my work, it seemed so unlikely that somehow it wasn't so remarkable. I made my work for a small audience of friends, other artists mostly, and that has not really changed...

...At the same time, having shows is a way of seeing if the work resonates with anyone else. Having that response, something coming back to you from the way the work is received in the world, can be important for your development as an artist...

...But you have to take it with healthy skepticism... I still spend most days in my studio, alone, and whatever happens flows from that.”

Current exhibitions: 

Parrish Art Museum, Every Picture Tells A Story, Featuring David Salle, November 11, 2018 – October 3, 2019

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