David Drebin, originally from Toronto, Canada, graduated from Parson School of Design in New York City in 1996 and has been based in New York City ever since. After success in the commercial world doing ad campaigns internationally for companies from American Express, Davidoff, New York Times to name a few as well as magazines from Vanity Fair, Travel and Leisure, GQ, Elle, Rolling Stone and many others David has gone on to have exhibitions in Los Angeles and Berlin.
His breathtaking cinematic expertise (something he mastered during his time at Parson's School of Design in New York) draws strong references to the work of both Gregory Crewdson and Phillip-Lorca diCorcia, two other technically skilled and acclaimed artists. Indeed, the cinematic aspect of his work is essential to what he is trying to achieve.
For the viewer it can be a frustrating experience, for each picture is both informative and provoking at the same time. On the one hand we are given a window into an emotionally charged scene between lovers, but it is only ever a freeze frame in time. We never get to see the outcome, we are only given a fleeting glance. In this respect Drebin is a storyteller, with the exception that the viewer gets to decide how the story ends, perhaps tragedy, perhaps happy ever after, its all in the mind of the viewer. It is no coincidence that his first book released in 2007 was titled "Love and Other Stories".