Basketball was an iconic subject of David Bruce’s generation. For him Michael Jordan symbolized the sports success in the 1980ies and 90ies, an idol. The basket ball is strongly connected to David Bruce’s childhood memories as well as first graffiti experiences. In order to play basketball with other kids, the adolescent would take the train to different basketball courts and playgrounds. That was when he first encountered graffiti, mostly silver pieces, and soon after started to spray himself.
„ Painting is more than just art, moreover, it is sport.“
DAVID BRUCE, 2021.
David Bruce’s studio is not only a place where he spends time painting, it’s also his sports room. He means ‘sport’ as a metaphor in the sense of a similarity to art. As in art, there are certain characteristics similar in sport for example: discipline, technique, competition, just to name a few.
Besides David Bruce’s interest in basket ball his art works witness a multilayerdness and a use of various materials. Further characteristics of his art are pop-brut aesthetics, graphic compositions, smileys and bananas. His artworks are based on a positive, happy and bright color palette.
The artist has his studio in Liege, Belgium now, where he also lives. His passion for graffiti continues. At the same time the studio became a new playground for expressing himself through paintings and sculptures – still keeping the same vibe of his youth.
Tania Di Brita
Artworks
Rautistrasse 11
8047 Zurich
Switzerland
Only on appointment
T +41 79 301 11 37