ARTISTS/DAVID BRAY/

DAVID BRAY
BIO
Born in Dartford, Kent, in 1970, as a child Bray would apparently draw
images of space travel, where he would depict himself and his friends
visiting other Planets and Universes. As he grew older he began to
explore a dark, egotistical fantasy world, which is still apparent in
the work he makes today being influenced and inspired by a wide range
of artists: from sculptor Allen Jones, comic artist Eric Stanton,
erotic photography by Helmut Newton and Araki and paintings by Gustav
Klimt, and Alberto Vargas.
Using basic drawing tools, such as pens, pencils and paper, Bray creates delicate and time-consuming drawings which explore emotion, utopia and a world of fantasy through his subject matter of the beautiful and erotic, but the unnatainable female form. His compelling works reveal his lifetime love of drawing and a very active imagination taking the viewer into his dark, amative world of fantasy. David has also had a successful commercial career since graduating in 1992 from Central St. Martins, in London with a degree in Graphic Design, with work commissioned by clients such as Harvey Nichols, H&M, Canon, Vodafone, BBC Television, Nokia, Puma, Virgin, Sony, Charles Worthington and magazines Elle, Flaunt, The Sunday Times and Time Out.
'Thee Soft Verge' his second solo show with us, showcased his new body of work which finds itself blended into old otebooks and antiquated objects, toying with the idea of life and death, heroes and villains. "It is about taking the viewer to a place of safety, but where you then become trapped, within my headspace. They won't be able to return to the same thing afterwards."
Also exclusively released to coincide with this show, is a soundtrack to David's work dedicated to the show produced by Various Productions.
Past Exhibitions
Nov 2005 - Studio Apart Gallery Amsterdam
July 2006 - ICA London, 25 years of MTV, Group Show Alongside Pharrel Williams, Peter Saville, Bathing Ape
Dec 2006 - Winter Group Show - StolenSpace Gallery, London
Feb 2007 - Catford Classics - Solo Show, StolenSpace Gallery, London
June 2007 - Summer Group Show - StolenSpace Gallery, London
Dec 2007 - Group show - Recoat Gallery Glasgow
Dec 2007 - Winter Group Show - StolenSpace Gallery, London
June 2008 - Misc - a joint pop up gallery/store in conjunction with Various Production, Last Fm, Cargo Records, Fire Records, Boomkat.com & StolenSpace Gallery, London
Nov 2008 - Attention Spam, Group Show, Adapta launch exhibition at Schoeni Gallery, Hong Kong
Dec 2008 - Group show - Recoat Gallery Glasgow
Dec 2008 - Winter Group Show - StolenSpace Gallery, London
Feb 2009 - Thee Soft Verge - Solo Show, StolenSpace Gallery, London
Involved with harvey nichols "HN on Earth" campaign from conception to finish, now part of their permanent poster collection at the Louvre, Paris
Using basic drawing tools, such as pens, pencils and paper, Bray creates delicate and time-consuming drawings which explore emotion, utopia and a world of fantasy through his subject matter of the beautiful and erotic, but the unnatainable female form. His compelling works reveal his lifetime love of drawing and a very active imagination taking the viewer into his dark, amative world of fantasy. David has also had a successful commercial career since graduating in 1992 from Central St. Martins, in London with a degree in Graphic Design, with work commissioned by clients such as Harvey Nichols, H&M, Canon, Vodafone, BBC Television, Nokia, Puma, Virgin, Sony, Charles Worthington and magazines Elle, Flaunt, The Sunday Times and Time Out.
'Thee Soft Verge' his second solo show with us, showcased his new body of work which finds itself blended into old otebooks and antiquated objects, toying with the idea of life and death, heroes and villains. "It is about taking the viewer to a place of safety, but where you then become trapped, within my headspace. They won't be able to return to the same thing afterwards."
Also exclusively released to coincide with this show, is a soundtrack to David's work dedicated to the show produced by Various Productions.
Past Exhibitions
Nov 2005 - Studio Apart Gallery Amsterdam
July 2006 - ICA London, 25 years of MTV, Group Show Alongside Pharrel Williams, Peter Saville, Bathing Ape
Dec 2006 - Winter Group Show - StolenSpace Gallery, London
Feb 2007 - Catford Classics - Solo Show, StolenSpace Gallery, London
June 2007 - Summer Group Show - StolenSpace Gallery, London
Dec 2007 - Group show - Recoat Gallery Glasgow
Dec 2007 - Winter Group Show - StolenSpace Gallery, London
June 2008 - Misc - a joint pop up gallery/store in conjunction with Various Production, Last Fm, Cargo Records, Fire Records, Boomkat.com & StolenSpace Gallery, London
Nov 2008 - Attention Spam, Group Show, Adapta launch exhibition at Schoeni Gallery, Hong Kong
Dec 2008 - Group show - Recoat Gallery Glasgow
Dec 2008 - Winter Group Show - StolenSpace Gallery, London
Feb 2009 - Thee Soft Verge - Solo Show, StolenSpace Gallery, London
Involved with harvey nichols "HN on Earth" campaign from conception to finish, now part of their permanent poster collection at the Louvre, Paris