David Paul Kay

David Paul Kay
David Paul Kay
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Born	January 9th, 1982; Republic of Georgia
🏳️ Nationality	American
💼 Occupation
Notable work	"SEVEN x SEVEN", "Circle of Time", "Underdog Series" "Psychoanalysis"
Style	Contemporary
🌐 Website	http://www.davidpaulkay.com

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David Paul Kay (1982-Present) is a New York City based American visual artist known for his signature black and white paintings, murals and sculptures..

Early Life[edit]

David Paul Kay was born on January 9th 1982 in the city of Kutaisi, former Soviet Republic of Georgia.

David grew up witnessing the collapse of the USSR followed by the series of civil wars taking place in his home town.

In 1998 David received a scholarship to study abroad and spent his senior year in the United States where he received his high school diploma, he returned to Georgia in 1999 and became student at Tbilisi Technical University majoring in Computer Science. In 2002 he was accepted at Tbilisi State University where he obtained a law degree.

David became famous for his political cartoons and soon after was invited to host a morning show on the nation TV channel Rustavi 2 where he worked until 2008 when he permanently relocated to New York City.

Artist's Career[edit]

As a self-taught artist, Kay has always experimented with various different techniques; though his career evolved soon after moving to New York City early 2009 and developing his signature black & white style.

Using vibrant lines, shapes and intricate compositions David transforms blank surfaces into complex yet simple to read narratives. Kay's obsession with detail, versatility of scale and perspective lead to the creation of hundreds of his drawings, paintings, murals and sculptures.

David's work has evolved into various different series: "Matter", where artist experiments with the fabric that makes us all, the fabric of the universe; "Psychoanalysis", series of thought experiments used as a unique form of storytelling; "Icons"; homage to universally recognized iconic figures; "Underdogs", exploration of daily struggles of being and belonging. Kay has developed numerous conceptual series such as “Seven x Seven” where the artist dives into a theory of compartmentalizing life into segments of transformations once every seven years; “The Circle of Time”, series of twelve interconnected pieces morphing into a clockwork loop all connected to number 12, exploration of how we understand and harness the phenomenon of time.

Throughout the past decade David's work has been exhibited and included in private collections all over the United States, Europe and the Middle East, including artist residencies in Los Angeles, London and South of Spain, solo and group exhibitions in New York, Los Angeles, London, Paris and Dubai. David has created numerous large scale interior and exterior murals in major cities of the US, Europe and Africa, including the recent “Mona Lisa V” in Wynwood Art District for Art Basel Miami 2019.

The artist has collaborated on global campaigns and private commissions with major brands such as Montblanc, PayPal, Cadillac, Equinox and others. In 2015 David painted a brand new ATS-V for Cadillac live at Pulse Miami Beach during the Art Basel week, in 2017 he was commissioned to create murals at the Equinox Orchard Street showroom and offices in Lower Manhattan followed by large mural commission at PayPal Headquarters in New York. In 2018-2019 David Paul Kay collaborated with Montblanc on multiple projects including a global campaign “Montblanc x David Paul Kay”.

David's work has been featured in Forbes, Architectural Digest, Vogue Italia, Wallpaper, Haute Living, Gotham Magazine, AM New York, Journal du Design, VAMP Malta and more.

Public Installations[edit]

2019 - WYNWOOD MONA LISA Exterior Mural, Wynwood Art District, Miami
2019 - TWIN TOWERS Exterior Mural, Kazbegi, Georgia
2019 - UPTOWN GRAND CENTRAL Exterior Mural, Harlem, New York
2019 - VISUAL ARTISTS GROUP Gallery Facade Mural, Los Angeles
2019 - TRANSFORMATION Exterior Mural, Tbilisi
2018 - MONTBLANC BOUTIQUE Exterior Mural, Barcelona
2018 - MONTBLANC BOND STREET Exterior Mural, London
2017 - MOTT NYC Exterior Mural, New York
2016 - ART IN TRANSIT Exterior Mural, Philadelphia
2016 - EAST SIDE ORGY Exterior Mural at Ideal Glass Gallery, New York
2015 - STAGE 158 Exterior Mural, New York
2015 - 100 GATES PROJECT Exterior Mural, New York

Private Installations[edit]

2019 - KPAAF GUNEA Karen Pritzker Academy of Art and Fashion mural, Guinea

2019 - FABRIKA Interior and Exterior murals, Philadelphia

2019 - MAZE AT THE MANDRAKE Interior Mural, London

2018 - PAYPAL NEW YORK Interior Mural at PayPal Headquarters, Manhattan

2018 - EQUINOX ORCHARD STREET OFFICES Interior Mural, New York

2017- EQUINOX ORCHARD STREET SHOWROOM Interior Mural, New York

Collaborations[edit]

2020 - VOSS WATER Campaign Collaboration, New York
2019 - MONTBLANC x LAURUS Collaboration for NYFW, New York
2019 - INFINITY Sculpture collaboration with Jeremy Silva, New York
2018 - MONTBLANC M(RED) - Piece Collaboration / Mural Presentation, New York
2018 - MONTBLANC x DAVID PAUL KAY Global Campaign Collaboration, Hamburg
2015 - CADILLAC x DAVID PAUL KAY Live Art Piece for Art Basel, Miami
2017- INNOVATION DEN Interior Mural, Coeur d'Alene
2015 - 212 WILLIAMSBURG Exterior Mural, New York
2013 - G LOUNGE & GALLERY Interior Mural Installation, New York

Exhibitions[edit]

2020 - ART AFTER PANDEMIC Group Exhibition Artifact Gallery, New York
2020 - BE FREE Group Exhibition Curated by HLK Art Group, New York
2020 - ELEVISION DUBAI Featured Artist of the Week, Curated by Rebia Naim, Dubai
2020 - ILLUMINATE Groups Exhibition at Maison 10, New York
2019 - CONSCIOUS SHIFT Group Exhibition Curated by Kipton Cronkite, Los Angeles
2019 - PROCESS Exhibition and Roundtable at Visual Artists Group, Los Angeles
2019 - EXT. \ INT. INT. \ EXT Group Exhibition Nando Argüelles Proyectos Arte, Spain
2019 - TRIBECA ART+CULTURE NIGHT Group Exhibition at White Space, New York
2019 - WINTER FIRE Group Exhibition, New York

2018 - RESOLUTIONS Solo Exhibition, New York
2018 - MORPH Group Exhibition at Primed Projects, New York
2018 - BADESSI x KAY Group Exhibition at SPG Architects, New York
2018 - DEMONS OF THE GARDEN Group Exhibition, New York
2018 - ABSTRACT FIGURATIVE Group Exhibition at Gallery 104, New York
2018 - CIRCLE OF TIME Solo Exhibition at Soho House, West Hollywood
2018 - MONOCHROME Curated Group Exhibition at Prime Gallery, Jersey City
2018 - RENDERING LIKENESS Group Exhibition, New York
2017- UNFRAMED OFF FIFTH Curated Group Exhibition, New York
2017- ARTBRIDGE Annual Auction, NYC
2017- KONTAKT N°3 Group Exhibition at Galerie Kontakthof, Paris
2017- GLAAD MEDIA AWARDS Annual Art Auction, New York
2017 - WHERE IS THE AFTERPARTY Group Exhibition, New York
2017 - SEVENxSEVEN Residency & Solo Show at Visual Artists Group, Los Angeles
2016 - PERRY STREET SALON Group Exhibition, New York
2016 - ANIMAMUS ART SALON Curated Group Exhibition, New York
2016 - ROOFTOP POP UP Group Exhibition, New York
2016 - KONTAKTHOF GALLERY GOES BOUQUINISTE Group Exhibition, Paris
2016 - PUBLIC FACTORY Solo Exhibition at Soho Grand, New York
2016 - CURATED SOLO EXHIBITION Ideal Glass Gallery, New York
2015 - EMERGING ARTISTS AWARDS Group Exhibition, Dubai
2015 - CONCEPTION ART Group Exhibition, New York
2015 - ABSTRACT GROUP EXHIBITION Dacia Gallery, New York

2014 - SOLO EXHIBITION The Madison Fire Island, New York

2013 - GLAAD ANNUAL ART AUCTION Metropolitan Pavilion, New York
2013 - TWO ARTIST POP UP EXHIBITION West End Gallery, New York
2013 - SPRING GROUP SHOW Greenpoint Gallery, New York

2012 - FIRST INAUGURAL SHOW 286 Spring Gallery, New York

2010 - NEXT MAGAZINE AWARD Leslie Lohman Museum of Art, New York

Artist Residencies[edit]

2019 - ARTIST RESIDENCY at Nando Argüelles Proyectos Arte, Spain
2019 - THE MANDRAKE Artist Residency, London
2017 - SEVENxSEVEN Residency at Visual Artists Group, Los Angeles

References[edit]

"David Paul Kay". www.montblanc.com. Retrieved 2020-07-01.</ref><ref>"David Paul Kay - Paintings and Art". www.wescover.com. Retrieved 2020-07-01.*
"David Paul Kay : contemporary American Painter, Draftsman - Singulart". www.singulart.com. Retrieved 2020-07-01.
"Photos: WRITE(RED), END AIDS Event Hosted by Montblanc and (RED)". gothammag.com. Retrieved 2020-07-02.
"Série The real life New York City de David Paul Kay x galerie • kontakthof •". Journal du Design (in français). 2017-04-13. Retrieved 2020-07-02.
Journal, The Gentleman's. "Montblanc make their mark on London | Gentleman's Journal". The Gentleman's Journal. Retrieved 2020-07-02.
"Montblanc And The Art Of Making Christmas Wishes Come True". Prestige Online - Malaysia. 2018-12-19. Retrieved 2020-07-02.
"Corcoran Hosts Elegant Art Opening". Lux Exposé. 2019-01-31. Retrieved 2020-07-02.
YABNYC, Author (2018-04-10). "David Paul Kay: Black and white is like my 1s and 0s, I can write any code". Art with YAB. Retrieved 2020-07-02.
"Post - Kipton Cronkite". Kipton | Art Advisory | Curator. Retrieved 2020-07-02.
"José Parlá One World Trade | David Paul Kay Williamsburg". The Real Deal New York. Retrieved 2020-07-02.
Olson, Nancy. "Montblanc Makes Dreams Come True This Holiday Season". Forbes. Retrieved 2020-07-02.
Magazine, Wallpaper* (2018-11-23). "Montblanc rings in festivities with unconventional street art". Wallpaper*. Retrieved 2020-07-02.
"Universal Simplicity". Vamp. 2019-05-04. Retrieved 2020-07-02.
"The Abstract Work of Intellectual Mastermind David Paul Kay". ARTRPRNR MGZN. 2017-10-16. Retrieved 2020-07-02.

External links[edit]

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