Enrico David was born on 1966 Born in Ancona, Italy Currently lives and works in London.and 1990's Fine Art studies at St. Martin's



Enrico David's embroideries create a camp theatricality; his figures emerge as staged constructions, paralleling outward appearance with inner fantasy. In Agent, David's crouching figure is set in monotone against blended grey ground, creating the inside-out suggestion of photographic negative. Within the red trimmed contours, an image of a warrior appears, reminiscent of Japanese woodcuts. Heavily stitched with thick wool, Agent's burly soft texture both highlights and undermines the perception of strength and masculinity, portraying a dandy of heroic proportions.

Enrico David's stylised figures draw upon the carnival-esque, their elaborate costumed appearance both celebrates and closets their identity. Set a la Bond girl against a sumptuous candyfloss pink ground, Cora presents a naughty intrigue associated with a more romantic and innocent time. Through both his subject and media, David confronts the boundaries of gender expectation: rendered through the traditional women's art of needlework, Cora's body is suspiciously asexual, ?her? butterfly head spanning in demure reference to female genitalia.

Selected EXHIBITIONS

2004

? Vernice. Sentieri della giovane pittura italiana, Villa Manin, Centrod?arte contemporanea, Passariano (UD)

2003

? Mobile Home, London

? Dreams and Conflicts: The Dictatorship of the Viewer, La Biennale di Venezia, Venice

2002

? The Best Book About Pessimism I Ever Read / Bj'rn Geipel, Kunstverein Braunschweig e. V., Braunschweig

2001

? Im Wandel der Liebe zu uns selbst und des Gesichtsinns imallgemeinen, Maschenmode Galerie Guido W. Baudach, Berlin

2000

? Hard candy ? berlin, kuratiert von Fiona Drummond,

? galerie wieland, Berlin

Conclusions:

Drawing is the starting point for most of Enrico David work, from the rendering of a photographic image to a more intuitive, spontaneous approach. Enrico David often borrow from traditional craft techniques and design styles, using their pre-given rules and functional potential in an attempt to organize and give structure to the often chaotic nature of my emotional response to reality.

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