“Art is a great rabbit hole to go down”
Born in 1960 in Sheffield, England, David Bromley immigrated to Australia with his family in 1964 and emerged as a painter in the mid 1980s. Since then, he has become one of the most recognisable and innovative artists in Australia. Over the past 20 years David's work has fostered widespread acclaim and notoriety in Australia and internationally. He has exhibited on nearly every continent including Asia, Europe, Africa and America.
In his practice, David has developed distinct themes and unique styles of painting; his best known are the nude female portraits and children’s series, but he often explores with various mediums and imagery that portray a certain whimsy. However diverse in his subject matter, David's work is enduringly figurative, daringly coloured and executed with a graphic intention that is striking and memorable.
David’s practice has extended to significant work in sculpture, creating in both bronze and resin to bring to life the characters imbued within his paintings. His work, both in painting and sculpture have become cornerstone pieces for several of the key interior projects undertaken by Bromley & Co in recent years.
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“When I paint the more idyllic children’s scenes, it comes from wanting to make a part of my work reflect that very fortunate time I was lucky to experience - a Sunday night as a child watching a Disney movie after a bath in Pajamas…The weekend still lingering and Monday not quite upon us.”
“Whenever I feel like I’m about to explode with anxiety at life’s challenges and my children are around, I don’t want to have them experience the pain - I want them to dream for as long as they can.”
“Even for me I need a break from my own mind, my own heightened fight or flight instincts. Sometimes I want to seize the day. See the good. Believe we will triumph. Look forward with hope. These images to me are for pure escapism.”
“But I also like to look at them and remember that naive young boy still sits within me. So I steer clear of protecting myself from cynicism or at very least”
