David Salle
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David Salle is an American painter known for his postmodern, collage-like compositions that layer disparate images and styles to explore mass media, art history, and contemporary culture.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
contemporary artist
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painter ⓘ person ⓘ postmodern artist ⓘ |
| activeIn |
21st century art
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late 20th century art ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| educatedAt | California Institute of the Arts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
contemporary art
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painting ⓘ |
| genre |
collage-like painting
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figurative painting ⓘ |
| hasWorkCharacteristic |
cinematic framing
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combination of high and low culture references ⓘ complex, multi-panel compositions ⓘ contrasting scales and perspectives ⓘ erotic and figurative imagery ⓘ fragmented narrative ⓘ quotation of historical artworks ⓘ references to advertising imagery ⓘ use of both drawing and painting within a single work ⓘ visual tension between abstraction and representation ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
art history
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mass media ⓘ popular culture ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| movement |
Neo-Expressionism
NERFINISHED
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Postmodernism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | David Salle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
appropriation of mass media imagery
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exploration of contemporary culture ⓘ layered compositions combining disparate images and styles ⓘ references to art history ⓘ |
| occupation |
painter
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printmaker ⓘ stage designer ⓘ |
| style |
collage-like compositions
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juxtaposition of images ⓘ layering of visual motifs ⓘ |
| subjectOf | exhibitions in major contemporary art museums ⓘ |
| usesTechnique |
appropriation
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montage ⓘ overlapping imagery ⓘ |
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