David Walker is an English street artist who has developed a signature style using spray paint, multi-layering, and photo-realism. He incorporates scrawled lines and abstract areas that weave through clashing colours and translucent drips. His work fuses photo realism, abstraction, and graffiti art sensibilities with raw energy.
DAVID WALKER at a glance
- Nationality: English
- Known for: Street art that mixes photorealism, abstraction and graffiti
- Medium: Spray paint
- Style or movement: Street art and urban contemporary art
- Notable exhibition: “Brides on Fire,” a solo show at Rook and Raven Gallery in London
- Shown in: Berlin, Hong Kong, Los Angeles, Lisbon, London, New York and Paris
His work is exhibited in the UK and internationally, including shows in Berlin, Hong Kong, LA, Lisbon, London, New York, and Paris. His paintings have been shown alongside leading figures in the urban contemporary art movement. His first major solo show was “Brides on Fire” at the Rook and Raven Gallery in London. It opened in November 2011 and ran into early 2012.
“Incorporating both sophisticated and dumb mark making he creates countless scrawled lines and abstract areas that weave through clashing colours, translucent drips and decaying letterforms.”
He began his career creating T-shirt designs for The Prodigy, which led him to create his own streetwear label, Subsurface. His work often incorporates images of women and has become highly collectible. He continues to paint buildings in many cities around the world.