Inspired by childhood heroes Bob Ross
and Commander Mark, David approaches his work with equal parts irreverence
and respect. His character-driven style is a quirky blend of Mexican
folk art, 1950s cartoon-cell animation, traditional tattoo imagery,
and pure Southern California lowbrow.
David's Day of the Dead art
highlights classic elements of the annual celebration, but also injects
humor into the religious symbolism through the use of bold lines and
exaggerated features. And while his Tiki art steers clear of
traditional themes and harnesses the camp and color inherent
of the tiki culture itself, his Lowbrow art pays homage to everything
from Greek mythology to old monster movies with flesh-eating horses,
Frankenstein sculptures, skateboarding zombies, and skeleton robots.
Subtle details are fused into every
Lozeau piece and, whether melding mediums on recycled surfaces, exploring
Dia motifs, hand-carving tikis, or designing custom tattoos, David creates
oddities that reveal his unique perspective on life, death, and all
the gory stuff in between.
David Lozeau has promoted and exhibited works in more than 50 shows on three continents. He has been featured in several Southern California publications, like San Diego's "North County Times," Anaheim's "Lowrider Arte" magazine, Orange County's "OC Weekly," and Jesse James Long Beach-based "Garage" magazine, in addition to several international monthlies, like England's "Pinstriping & Kustom Graphics Magazine," Italy's "KustomGarage.it," and Australia's "DEADBEAT" magazine.
Just finished up the album cover art for the band 500 Miles to Memphis, who have unique rockabilly sound and are releasing their third (and hopefully most successful!) CD on February 14th.
It was cool to paint real people and instruments in my Day of the Dead style, incorporate some tattoo elements, and really explore the Southwest desert background. I listened to their music while painting this piece and I am definitely a fan! I hope you become one, too!
Here's a bigger picture of the finished piece and here are my step-by-step pictures of the entire painting process.
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