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# David Altmejd

(1974)   Sculptor

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David Altmejd is a sculptor, best known for *David Altmejd*.

## Quick Facts About David Altmejd

Born January 1, 1974

Profession Sculptor

Notable works David Altmejd

## About David Altmejd

David Altmejd is a Canadian sculptor who lives and works in Los Angeles. He creates highly detailed sculptures that often blur the distinction between interior and exterior, surface and structure, the beautiful and grotesque, figurative representation and abstraction.

##  Quotes by David Altmejd

> [Some sculptors make drawings, I make heads.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-altmejd/some-sculptors-make-drawings-i-make-heads/)

David Altmejd

[Artist](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/artist/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b22/david-altmejd-81860_artist_some-sculptors-make-drawings-i-make-head_2317315.jpg)

> [For me the grotesque is necessary to understand beauty,](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-altmejd/for-me-the-grotesque-is-necessary-to-understand-beauty/)

David Altmejd

[Beauty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/beauty/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/563/david-altmejd-81860_beauty_for-me-the-grotesque-is-necessary-to-und_2718814.jpg)

> [I figured out that art would be the perfect place for me because what's encouraged is the invention of languages.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-altmejd/i-figured-out-that-art-would-be-the-perfect-place-for-me-because-what/)

David Altmejd

[Art](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/art/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6b0/david-altmejd-81860_art_i-figured-out-that-art-would-be-the-perf_2843036.jpg)

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