| COPYRIGHT 2004-2008 DAVID DeROSA |
With a background in drafting, printmaking and graphic
design, illustration seemed the next logical jump for David
DeRosa who, after focusing his studies on technique,
composition, color theory and anatomy, graduated from the
Academy of Art University in 1997. During the next six years,
the artist functioned as a freelancer while cultivating his more
ambitious pursuits and passions.
design, illustration seemed the next logical jump for David
DeRosa who, after focusing his studies on technique,
composition, color theory and anatomy, graduated from the
Academy of Art University in 1997. During the next six years,
the artist functioned as a freelancer while cultivating his more
ambitious pursuits and passions.
Currently, the artist resides in The United States. In the past few years and through a
variety of venues, his art has helped to raise thousands of dollars for some very notable
charities including: Glide Memorial, Best Buddies Intl., Trans Africa Forum, Art into
Action, Koret Family House, Camp Okizu and Visual Aid.
variety of venues, his art has helped to raise thousands of dollars for some very notable
charities including: Glide Memorial, Best Buddies Intl., Trans Africa Forum, Art into
Action, Koret Family House, Camp Okizu and Visual Aid.
In the last few years he has gone back to his roots and
reemerged with a style he calls: 'POP Impressionism.'
"They are after images of life as I perceive it -- people I meet or
admire, the banal yet poignant landscapes I encounter, personal
iconography and social-political commentary all stripped down to
their simplest forms."
reemerged with a style he calls: 'POP Impressionism.'
"They are after images of life as I perceive it -- people I meet or
admire, the banal yet poignant landscapes I encounter, personal
iconography and social-political commentary all stripped down to
their simplest forms."
David's influences include: M.C. Escher, Alphonse Mucha,
J.C. Leyendecker, Coles Philips, Rothko, Mondrian and Rodin,
of whom he is a fourth generation student.
J.C. Leyendecker, Coles Philips, Rothko, Mondrian and Rodin,
of whom he is a fourth generation student.