The Day of the Dead, Tiki, and LowBrow art of David Lozeau

At first glance, David Lozeau's wildly colorful paintings might appear a bit strange, but the bold lines, goofy characters, and quirky details make his art a standout. In less than three years, he has promoted and exhibited works all over the world, wearing a pile of artist association rejection letters like badges of honor.

Lozeau grew up in rural New Hampshire, where he earned an art degree and came to equally admire the styles of skateboard artist Jim Phillips and figurative painter Francis Bacon. But for seven years, he ignored his paints and, instead, focused on his career, working commercially in print, Web, and video production before eventually moving to Southern California and reawakening his long-dormant artist side.

Hot rod, tattoo, zombie, and Day of the Dead imagery began to dominate Lozeau's work. Oils, acrylics, and watercolors gave way to 1 Shot Lettering Enamel and a cartoon-cell style of layering colors. And of course, no surface is off limits, as he experiments with a variety of found items, from thrift store artifacts to surfboards to violins to vintage car parts.

David's unique style translates into other forms of art, too, as he also sculpts with clay, screen-prints posters, and carves tikis from palm logs. "I don't take myself too seriously," Lozeau explains. "To say that I create art for the common man is a bit cliche', but I just like art to be accessible, and I want it to reflect my surroundings."

You can find David hanging in a number of galleries and live-painting at a variety of shows throughout the year. Currently, he lives in Carlsbad, California with his two unruly Boxers and supportive girlfriend, who are always getting into his paints and patiently waiting to cash in on his fame.

For information about art availability, show info, commissions, or anything else, please send an email to info@DavidLozeau.com

"David impregnates colors and life into any surface, with a love of the details found in abandoned and recycled materials and an urge to give a new life to these forgotten pallets."
Kustome Garage Magazine - Italy

It is his nonchalant attitude to art which makes his work endearing. It is not pretentious and instead inclusive perhaps as it simultaneously allows viewers to reflect on the graphics which they loved as a child. Those caricatures and abstract landscapes that were ostensibly simple but insanely evocative.
DeadBeat Magazine - Australia

"Some of these pieces, while pleasant enough to gaze upon, look a little too much like backgrounds left over from the old Gilligan's Island Saturday-morning cartoon"
The OC Weekly - California