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David Hollier

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20120206160649-jesusandthedragon11 — *Jesus and the Dragon*, 2011 Ink On Paper 30 In By 38.5 In

20120206164906-texasbillboard_2010 — *Texas Billboard*, November 2010 Oil On Canvas 56 In By 96 In

20120805171104-8_david_hollier__greenpoint_sky__2012 — *Greenpoint Sky*, 2012 Acrylic On Canvas 27.5 X 36.5 In. © David Hollier

20150305161656-alex — *Alex (A Clockwork Orange)*, 2014 Acrylic On Board 39in X 48in

20150305161656-21stamendment_2 — *21st Amendment*, 2014 Watercolor 18in X 14in

20150305161700-che — *Che (Text: 'Guerrilla warfare' by Che Guevara* , 2014 Acrylic On Board 33in X 40in

20150305161705-cookiemonster_dhollier2014 — *Cookie Monster (Text: 'Monster' by Steppenwolf*, 2014 Acrylic On Canvas 48in X 48in

20150305161705-gettygasmetropolitan — *Getty Gas Station Metropolitan Ave, Queens*, 2013 Watercolor 40in X 28in

20150305161710-grace — *Grace Jones (Text: Pull Up to the Bumper)*, 2014 22c Gold And Acrylic On Canvas 30in X 24in

20150305161712-jjett — *Joan Jett (I love Rock'n'Roll)*, 2014 Ink On Paper 24in X 18in

20150305161717-keith — *Keith Moon (Won't get fooled again' by The Who)*, 2014 Acrylic On Board 36in X 48in

20150305161718-kiss — *Kiss (Text: I was made for lovin' you)*, 2014 Acrylic On Canvas 32in X 34in

20150305161725-laflat — *LA Nod-out*, 2011 Watercolor 40in X 60in

20150305161725-madonna — *Madonna (Text: Like a Prayer)*, 2014 Acrylic On Canvas 37in X 61in

20150305161731-onhighline — *On the Highline*, 2013 Watercolor 36in X 24in

20150305161731-shakespeare — *Shakespeare (Text: from 'As You Like It')*, 2014 Acrylic On Board 44in X38in

20150305161736-starstuff — *Star Stuff (Text: from Carl Sagans 'Cosmos')*, 2014 Acrylic On Canvas 66in X 78in

20150305161737-1399510645216 — *Hunter S Thompson (Text: from 'Generation of Swine')*, 2012 Acrylic On Board 38in X 44in

20150305161740-afrika — *Afrika Bambaataa (Text: Planet Rock)*, 2014 Acrylic On Canvas 36in X 39in

Quick Facts

Birthplace

Wolverhampton England

Birth year

1971

Lives in

Brooklyn, NY

Works in

Brooklyn, NY

Website

http://www.davidhollier.co.uk

Representing galleries

ap-art.co.uk, www.art-movement.com

Tags

figurative, pop

Statement

Originally from Wolverhampton, England, Hollier has been living and working in Brooklyn, New York since 2002.

He has exhibited in solo and group shows/art fairs in both the United States and abroad. Currently represented by Imago Verbosa Gallery in Gloucestershire, Britain, Ap-Art Gallery in London and Clement Gallery in CT. He divides his time between painting and teaching at The New School in New York City.

Hollier’s current collection is entitled ‘Imago Verbosa’ and depicts a series of iconic images created entirely of text and words in the form of verse or prose. The works are individually hand painted in Acrylic and Ink, or typed on a vintage typewriter.

Cookie Monster

48inx48in, 22c gold leaf & acrylic on canvas

Cookie Monster is an iconic member of a children’s TV show deeply imbedded in American culture. He’s characterized by an insatiable and single minded desire for cookies, a disregard for anything else but cookies, and even more cookies.

The text is from Steppenwolf’s song Monster/Suicide/America, a 1968 protest song about the Vietnam War. The song is split into three sections, like the title: the first being a history of America, the second, a warning of the repercussions of war, and the third a plea to the American people.

America where are you now?

Don't you care about your sons and daughters?

Don't you know we need you now?

We can't fight alone against the monster.

Enveloped by the star-spangled banner, Cookie Monster contemplates the golden cookie.

Exhibited with these artists

David Hollier has Exhibited with these artists: