About the artwork
David Bromley masterfully merges reality and imagination on the same painting, depicting a youth's mind that is oblivious to the boundaries between the two. With his own personal artistic language, Bromley depicts simple games that tap into the collective memory of youth and the wonders of human existence. Using color and figurative expressionism with sentimentality, the compositions are reminiscent of bygone days and loaded with toys, pets, and adventure. As seen in recent paintings of summers by the sea, the artist reveals a playful inquisitiveness that provokes fond memories of youth.
About the artist
Born in Sheffield, England, in 1960, David Bromley immigrated with his family to Australia at the age of thirteen. Emerging upon the Australian art scene as a self-taught painter in the mid-1980s, Bromley is now named among Australian Art Collector’s 50 Most Collectable Artists. His works are inspired by books from his own childhood and pop culture artists such as Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein. He has exhibited in nearly every continent including Asia, Europe, Africa and America and is represented in prestigious collections in Australia, including Artbank, Art Gallery of South Australia, Art Gallery of Western Australia and the National Gallery of Victoria.