David Jon Kassan
David Jon Kassan's paintings strive for reality, a chance to mimic life in both scale and complexity. Kassan's direction of realism follows the philosophies employed by the Ashcan School of American Realists. His influences are varied; citing Robert Henri and John Sloan as his primary influences on philosophy and subject matter. As for style and technique, he cites Antonio Lopez Garcia, Mark Rothko, Franz Kline, and Clyfford Still as influences as well.
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