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About
the Artist
Beginning
- He was born and
raised in
Montreal,
Canada. As a
child, he was
labeled as the
biggest trouble
maker in his elementary
school's
history, but ironically
he was also one of the
school's best
academic
students. David
jokingly says,
"no
teacher dared to
fail me, lest
they have this
unholy terror
again next
year".
Why Art - His creativity surfaced early
in life. He was one of the best art students in
his high school. After a brief stint in fashion
design, he completely shun arts and graduated
from Industrial Engineering instead. In university,
he actively help organize, as well as design posters,
flyers, and publicity for various social events,
and parties. Throughout his life, he has been
driven to raise money for various social causes,
such as cancer research, prevention of violence
against women, fighting racism, fighting for freedom,
protection of the environment...etc. After graduating
from university, he started his own business,
developing and marketing healthy beverages. His
beverage label designs, and promotional music
CDs brought him numerous international design
awards. His creativity also allowed him to create
several patent pending Internet, and technology
inventions. He was thrusted back into pure fine
arts due to several major events in his life:
a) the terrorism of 911; b) the death of his father;
c) the death of his God sister's whole family
in a plane crash; and d) soft drink monopolies
prevented him from expanding his beverage business;
e) the stealing of his intellectual property inventions
by major corporations, with more money, and power;
f) his financial setback, and f) visiting Martin
Luther King Jr.'s house, and exhibition in Atlanta.
This made him think about making art as a vehicle
to explore man's (woman's) relationship
to the world, the world's relationship to man
(woman), and man's (woman's) relationship to each
other.
Why
Thinkism -
The Thinkism Art Movement was born on September
12, 2001 to enrich the
mind, and to
feed the soul.
Since art can be
meaningful
beyond words,
beyond culture,
and beyond
language, it can
be used to
explore various
social issues.
The Thinkism art
movement is the
fused with other
disciplines;
different social
issues,
philosophical
issues,
political
issues,
environmental
issues,
psychological
issues,
religious
issues, and
other complex
matters are
explored in this
new art
movement.
His
Art -Currently,
the issues being
explored by
David in his
Thinkism art
include: love,
freedom, racism,
gun control, the
universe, the
resilience of
nature, freedom,
liberty, the
metamorphosis of
people,
computers in
society, the
Internet, war, television
advertising on
children,
energy,
dominance of
multi-national
corporations,
globalization,
money, the dot
com
corporations,
animals facing
extinction,
terrorism,
fashion in
society,
celebrities in
society, the
role of money in
society, the
fine line
between
advertising and
false
advertising,
food in society,
and sex in
society.
Teachers
- David says life is his biggest teacher. His
engineering skills has taught him how to study
different art techniques, and then apply them
with ease. He is also a voracious reader of books;
he reads books on science, business, philosophy,
psychology, religion, fashion, arts, technology,
music, geography, travel, computers, fiction,
strategy, and anything else he can get my hands
on.
Materials
- He uses a
broad spectrum
of media: air,
fragrances,
acrylics,
sounds, oils,
food, watercolor,
spray paint,
food essences,
collage, clay,
plaster, metals,
plastics, paper,
cloth, lights,
glass, and other
materials. I
experiment with
all of them. He
uses a
combination of
these materials
to stimulate the
viewer's sense
of sight, smell,
taste, touch,
hearing, and
intuition. There
is no limit to
the type of
medium he uses.
Shows,
Galleries and
Connections
- He just started
exhibiting his
Thinkism Art
online, and
created this
website as a
common ground to
fuel this new
art movement. He
is a member of the
Federation of
Canadian
Artists. Philosophy
- Art can be a
catalyst for
positive social
change. Having found
his calling, he
wants to use art
to make people
think about
social issues,
and to empower
people to make
the world a
better place.
Since art is a
universal
language, it can
be understood by
everyone. Art is
a form of self
expression, that
can touch a
person's mind,
body, and
spirit. So set
yourself free.
Goals
- As a professional painter, and founder of the
Thinkism Art Movement, he wants to change
the way people think about art, and artists. He
also wants to empower individuals to make positive
changes in their lives.
Contacting
the Artist
Please
contact David Kam by
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The
"Extinction Style"
developed by David Kam
is a fresh and new way
looking at art. It injects
new excitement into fine
arts, just like when Picasso
first helped developed
the Cubism Style. In the
Extinction Style, the
main subject is left out
to put more focus and
emphasis on its surroundings,
and environment. 
My Motto - "If you want to decorate walls, don’t call me. You better find an interior designer. I create art that makes you think!”