Choe, David (1976- ) - 2008 Pizz (Private Collection)

Watercolor; 73 x 57 cm.

David Choe (born April 21, 1976) is an American figure painter, muralist, graffiti artist and graphic novelist of Korean descent.[1] His figure paintings, which explore themes of desire, degradation, and exaltation, are characterized by a raw, frenetic tone that he has termed "dirty style."[2] In the graffiti world, he is identified with[3] the bucktoothed whale[4] he has been spray-painting on the streets since he was in his teens.[2]

Choe's work appears in a wide variety of urban culture and entertainment contexts. For example, he provided the cover art for Jay-Z and Linkin Park's multi-platinum album Collision Course, and created artwork to decorate the sets of Juno and The Glass House.[6] In 2005, internet entrepreneur Sean Parker, a longtime fan,[7] asked him to paint graphic sexual murals in the interior of Facebook's first Silicon Valley office,[8] and in 2007, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg commissioned him to paint somewhat tamer murals for their next office.[9] Although he thought the Facebook business model was "ridiculous and pointless,"[10] Choe, a habitual gambler,[11] chose to receive company stock in lieu of cash payment for the original Facebook murals. His shares were valued at approximately $200 million on the eve of Facebook's 2012 IPO.[10] Those murals were loosely re-created by Choe's friends Rob Sato and Joe To for the set of the film The Social Network.[12] During the 2008 presidential race, Choe painted a portrait of then-Senator Barack Obama for use in a grassroots street art campaign. The original was later displayed in the White House.[13]

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Choe

Taken on: March 1, 2008

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