![]() The other painters that he became interested in were Dali, Magritte, and De Chirico, who were surrealists. David was very interested in the background of the painters more so than the subject of the paintings. Their specialty was in realistic, academic style art. He first became interested in Renaissance painters like Michelangelo, da Vinci, and Durer. When David was growing up in suburban New Jersey he started to become influenced by different great artists. His parents would encourage this hobby by keeping a stockpile of pastels, pen-and-ink, and paint around the house. As a young child he had a great imagination and would draw very creative things like prehistoric jungles, far away planets, vegetables and many other items that he would dream about. Biographical Information David Wiesner was born in Bridgewater, New Jersey on February 5, 1956. ![]()
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