New York artist Michael David pioneered his edgy encaustic painting technique in the 1970s when he was an enfant terrible of the downtown art scene and bass player with seminal punk rockers including members of the Dead Boys, Ramones, New York Dolls and Plasmatics. Three decades later, he's still using hot wax (and found objects) to create powerfully physical paintings that explore spiritual metaphors. "I discovered encaustic (the ancient Egyptian method incorporating pigment mixed with hot wax)...
New York artist Michael David pioneered his edgy encaustic painting technique in the 1970s when he was an enfant terrible of the downtown art scene and bass player with seminal punk rockers including members of the Dead Boys, Ramones, New York Dolls and Plasmatics. Three decades later, he's still using hot wax (and found objects) to create powerfully physical paintings that explore spiritual metaphors. "I discovered encaustic (the ancient Egyptian method incorporating pigment mixed with hot wax)...
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