User:Sad0111/Stephen Davids

Stephen Davids is a London base artist. Born on November 1st 1965. He grew up in East London. He briefly studied Graphic Design and later trained as a Youth and Community worker at Canterbury Christchurch George Williams YMCA College. In 1992 he studied Advertising and Design. Stephen is mainly self taught as an artist.

Stephen is best known for his drawings and humorous handmade cards. Stephen is also a co- founder of f-art which was based in the infamous Cheshire St London E2. Davids has an eye for the sublime and is renowned for having a strong sense of natural style. f-art was a unique space in the heart of Shordtich Fashion district. The space was created in order to show everyday objects, assemblage sculpture, and prints and paintings with a strong graphic feel, by a variety of independent artists from across Europe, the UK and the USA. The name of the gallery, f-art, in its ambiguities leads the way for the thought provoking and quirky nature of the objects within. [f-art] challenged the visitor to reconsider the role everyday objects, phrases and images play in our lives and to see that a lamp can be a thing of beauty and a faucet can be sculpture.

Davids is a prolific and undiscovered artist who produces beautiful works on paper and also strong vibrant paintings. Davids is best known for his graphic drawings. Davids finds humour in the everyday, the odd and the cultural - although he is much more fonder of the subtle. His freehand is strong, and his lines are confident, he juxtaposes squiggles, and crude lines with an effortless mark making. In contrast it is likely that Davids has created and developed his style with precision practice. Davids line drawings depict everything from Broken Nose boxers, 1930's New York Gangsters, and scrawled text that convey a thought or bold statement.