The Show Must Go On

A self portrait of David in the final moments of preparing for his first street performance since the COVID-19 pandemic began. David's artworks contain a temporal narrative, with past, present and future flowing from left to right. David sits at the far-right of the composition, finishing his costume in the present, whilst reflecting on the impact the past two years have had on artists and the community's engagement with the performing arts. A professional street performer since 16 years of age, David has never experienced such a break in performing. The William Morris-inspired background reflects the Victorian-era sensibilities of David's steampunk character as well as the vibrancy and richness the arts bring, once again, to our community and city.

*The piece is currently being framed, I will add an image of fully framed once I have it back.

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David Wells was born 1977 into an artistic family. He is an eclectic artist having worked professionally as an actor, graphic artist, dancer, web designer, circus and street performer, musician, children's entertainer and visual artist.

He has exhibited extensively, and has been award over 30 prizes for his art.

His work has been regularly published in international journals, and has featured on the cover of both “The Artists Magazine” (2009) and “The Pastel Journal.” (2009 and 2014)
In 2014 his portrait of HRH Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge was accepted as a gift by the Royal Family and now hangs in Kensington Palace.

"I believe that a living person is more interesting then any artwork ever made; therefore, everyone is a masterpiece waiting to be painted.”