movement birth_place nationality field birth_date image article_title name bgcolour
abstract expressionism brooklyn , new york city , u.s. american painting , photography , installation sculpture 22 september 1954 michael_david . jpg michael david -lrb- painter -rrb-
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michael david -lrb- painter -rrb-

michael david , born michael david singer ; born september 22 , 1954 , is an american-born american painter .
born in reno , nevada , david 's family relocated to brooklyn , new york , where he was raised .
he attended suny fredonia for one year and in 1976 received a b.f.a. from parson 's school of design .
david is classified as an abstract painter , best known for his use of the encaustic technique , which incorporates pigment with heated beeswax .
he is also known for his works in mixed-media figure painting , photography and environmental sculpture .
his work is included in the permanent public collections of the metropolitan museum of art , the guggenheim museum , the jewish museum in new york , the museum of contemporary art in los angeles , and the los angeles county museum of art , among others .
