The art of David Bollt has earned a wide following of dedicated collectors from around the world. A child prodigy, David manifested his precocious talent and commitment to art at the age of seven, when he began sketching beautifully rendered images, both real and surreal, conjured from his fertile imagination. He began free-lancing as an artist in his early teens, creating cover art for fantasy and science fiction magazines, as well as countless CD covers for local rock bands.

David received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the Ringling School of Art and Design, in Sarasota, Florida. His art started to gain national recognition as his illustrations appeared on the covers of magazines and comic books including, Heavy Metal Magazine, International Tattoo Art, Hustler Comics, Juxtapose and many more.

David then spent a year in New York studying the ancient art of tattooing, under the guidance of Joey Desormeaux and other tattoo masters at Irezumi Ink Tattoo Studio. David’s art took the tattoo world by storm as his unique cutting edge style wowed fans and professionals everywhere. Numerous magazine articles proclaimed him to be one of tattooing's hottest talents. His published tattoo designs hang on the walls of thousands of tattoo studios around the world and are tattooed into more peoples skin then any other artist in history. David's famous paintings and illustrations are a main attraction at tattoo conventions.

Today David continues to tattoo and also produces illustrations for book covers, CD covers and magazines. His traveling art gallery appears in more then 20 cities every year where fans gather to get a David Bollt signature and add new images to their collections. David's extremely prolific talents have earned him a reputation as one of this generations most important artists.

 

a journey through the mind’s eye

"David Bollt's art is about the outward journey of the mind and the inward journey of the soul. It is complex, rich in both detail and meaning. His images draw from a wide range of philosophical and artistic influences. They unfold like an ancient deck of tarot cards, each one contributing a greater understanding to the next".


Tattoo Review Magazine, February 1999



“The art of David Bollt Illuminates a vast and complex symbol language. A language that describes a temple, ancient and mysterious, ranging from the darkest and most disturbing of places to the brightest and most spiritual of mountain tops. His art paints a picture of the soul, balanced by dark and light in all it's changing and eternal forms. Many of these timeless i mages touch a place in us all as they rise from the mists of our own preconscious memories.”


Heavy Metal Magazine, November 1998

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