Day of the Dead, Tiki, Lowbrow & more....

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.

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Thursday, July 22, 2010