25 Creative Illustration and Artworks by Madrid Artist David Despau

David began his university studies in architecture but eventually graduated in fine arts, specializing in design. Since then, he has worked in the world of design and advertising, where, in addition to working as a freelance illustrator, he has worked as both art director and creative director at several digital advertising agencies. He was recently recognized by the prestigious Taschen publication ‘100 Illustrators’ as one of the most influential international illustrators of the last decade, and his work has also been published in books such as ‘Ilustration Now’. David Despau creates exquisite portraits that are elegant yet modest; their illusionist-like precision and near-‘photographic’ quality highlight the personalities of those portrayed. The contemporary quality of his work is based on infinite detail counterbalanced by vacant space.