David Choe

David Choe is a contemporary artist based out of LA. He is a jack of all trades, being a painter, toy maker, t-shirt design, sculptor, furniture design, photography, and long time graffiti artist. After dropping out of art school in the 90's, David went on to have his first show in an ice cream shop, gradually working his way up to have a painting in the White House. He now has international exhibits of his work all across the globe, jumping from one spot to the next.

Choe is also known for his bad boy persona and even being in prison in Japan for three months after assaulting an undercover police officer. While he still works in the studio producing tons of works he still roams the streets of the world making his mark.

Besides being an artist one of Choe's favorite things to do is travel, which is usually unconventional. He has been hitchhiking and hopping trains since he was a young teenager. He did a web series for Vice Magazine entitled "Thumbs Up" where he traveled across North America and China only through hitchhiking, hopping trains, and floating down rivers on rafts.

Choe's work speaks for itself. Here are some examples of his work and a short video of Choe working on a painting.