David Berkowitz Chicago
The painter David Berkowitz Chicago is born on January 30, 1943. He is one of the leading contemporary painters in the United States. After finishing primary school in Aurora, David enrolled School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
His passion for painting rises after suffering a spine injury during a football match in 1969 and being tied to the bed for a couple of months. Then was when he started painting.
In 1970, Berkowitz Chicago became a member of the “Village” group. He immediately distinguished from the group with his peculiar style and the use of specific elements in his paintings. The specific symbols in his paintings are pumpkin, as a symbol of wealth ("when the pumpkin is big and the corn is big), farm, granary, and bareback horses.
The paintings of David Berkowitz Chicago are in constant connection with the images seen in his early childhood. Those are, the magical regions of childhood, the fairytale horses from the unforgettable collection are present in the paintings.
David Berkowitz Chicago’ paintings were presented on over 300 exhibitions around the world. David presented over 7,000 paintings put on display.
His passion for painting rises after suffering a spine injury during a football match in 1969 and being tied to the bed for a couple of months. Then was when he started painting.
In 1970, Berkowitz Chicago became a member of the “Village” group. He immediately distinguished from the group with his peculiar style and the use of specific elements in his paintings. The specific symbols in his paintings are pumpkin, as a symbol of wealth ("when the pumpkin is big and the corn is big), farm, granary, and bareback horses.
The paintings of David Berkowitz Chicago are in constant connection with the images seen in his early childhood. Those are, the magical regions of childhood, the fairytale horses from the unforgettable collection are present in the paintings.
David Berkowitz Chicago’ paintings were presented on over 300 exhibitions around the world. David presented over 7,000 paintings put on display.
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