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
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 hometown.
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 a 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 national TV channel Rustavi 2, where he worked until 2008 when he permanently relocated to New York City.
Artist's Career
As a self-taught artist, Kay has always experimented with various different techniques; though his career evolved soon after moving to New York City in 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 led to the creation of hundreds of his drawings, paintings, murals, and sculptures.
David's work has evolved into various different series: "Matter", where the artist experiments with the fabric that makes us all, the fabric of the universe; "Psychoanalysis", a series of thought experiments used as a unique form of storytelling; "Icons"; an homage to universally recognized iconic figures; "Underdogs", an 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”, a series of twelve interconnected pieces morphing into a clockwork loop, all connected to the number 12, an 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 southern 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 a 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
- 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
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
- 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
- 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 Group 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
- 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
- "David Paul Kay". www.montblanc.com. Retrieved 2020-07-01.</ref>[1]
- "David Paul Kay : contemporary American Painter, Draftsman - Singulart". www.singulart.com. Retrieved 2020-07-01.</ref>
- "Photos: WRITE(RED), END AIDS Event Hosted by Montblanc and (RED)". gothammag.com. Retrieved 2020-07-02.</ref>
- "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.</ref>
- Journal, The Gentleman's. "Montblanc make their mark on London | Gentleman's Journal". The Gentleman's Journal. Retrieved 2020-07-02.</ref>
- "Montblanc And The Art Of Making Christmas Wishes Come True". Prestige Online - Malaysia. 2018-12-19. Retrieved 2020-07-02.</ref>
- "Corcoran Hosts Elegant Art Opening". Lux Exposé. 2019-01-31. Retrieved 2020-07-02.</ref>
- 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.</ref>
- "Post - Kipton Cronkite". Kipton | Art Advisory | Curator. Retrieved 2020-07-02.</ref>
- "José Parlá One World Trade | David Paul Kay Williamsburg". The Real Deal New York. Retrieved 2020-07-02.</ref>
- Olson, Nancy. "Montblanc Makes Dreams Come True This Holiday Season". Forbes. Retrieved 2020-07-02.</ref>
- Magazine, Wallpaper* (2018-11-23). "Montblanc rings in festivities with unconventional street art". Wallpaper*. Retrieved 2020-07-02.</ref>
- "Universal Simplicity". Vamp. 2019-05-04. Retrieved 2020-07-02.</ref>
- "The Abstract Work of Intellectual Mastermind David Paul Kay". ARTRPRNR MGZN. 2017-10-16. Retrieved 2020-07-02.</ref>
External links
- Facebook https://www.facebook.com/davidpaulkay
- Twitter https://mobile.twitter.com/januvlogjunaid
- Instagram https:/instagram.com/davidpaulkay
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