Size: 13” x 19¾” (unframed)
Paper: Cranes Lettra 220 lb Archival Paper
Edition of 100
Price: $375.00

David Trulli works primarily in scratchboard, using wood panels that are often quite large by traditional standards. A former cinematographer, Trulli blends that experience with his admiration of the master wood-engravers of the 1930’s to produce intricate narrative pieces.  David Trulli compares working in scratchboard to lighting a film set: “it starts out black and you add light.”

In his work David Trulli carves stories of urban life and illuminates the beauty, wonder, angst and terror of living in the modern world.

Trulli was born in Ossining, New York and came to Los Angeles in 1979.  He currently resides in Los Feliz, and has a studio in Hollywood.

It could be anyone: a writer, an inventor, a musician.  They come here to re-invent themselves, to make a name for themselves, to strike it rich.  Most often it’s a young girl, the prettiest girl from her small town, arriving in Los Angeles with a suitcase and the hope of being a movie star.

Will she be discovered?  Will she be ignored?  She is a starlet, a wanna-be, the next big thing.  She is “La Soñadora” – The Dreamer.