Stuart Davis was born in 1894 in Philidelphia. His father was the art editor of the Philidelphia press. When  he was a little bit older his family moved to New Jersey. Later in his life he ended up leaving school to go to an art academy in New York City. He started out with watercolors and then began experimenting with collage, which was relatively new at the time.  HIs collages were thought to be an early form of Pop art. He also enjoyed Cubisim, which was also a relatively new tecnique at the time. Stuart davis was one of the first artists to appreciate jazz. He used the bright colors like pinks and oranges and yellows to make his shapes appear to be dancing and to show jazzy rhythms. His last paintings of his life were mainly abstract words and symbols. 

Stuart Davis's style was immediately eye catching. I love his busy and crazy style. It definately shows how fast paced the world is today. He experimented with many unique styles that show his uniqueness. I  lovethe random words in his paintings and the very straight edge shapes all over the place. Stuart davis definately accomplished showing the rambunctiousness of the world we live in. He show's the enviornment of "American Life" which definately is vibrant and colorful rather than just flowery meadows or parks. his paintings are also supposed to show some sense of reality even though they are abstract. I think that is hard to see  but

in the mellow pad, I have no idea why it's called the mellow pad but I love it. There's nothing mellow about it. It's crazy it shows very outstanding shape. I can identify every single shape in it. I think some of the colors and shapes could represent buildings and grafitti to show the reality of it Im not sure. even though it was painted in the 1940s it still could relate to the city today