Month: December 2012

March 15, 2012 — March 24, 2013

 

Daniel Blau is pleased to present two special exhibitions at TEFAF 2013. Following the very successful show at the Louisiana Museum in Denmark earlier this year, we are happy to announce a new exhibition of original drawings by Andy Warhol, many of which are now presented to the public for the first time. All of these drawings were discovered last year in Warhol’s estate. Some of them are illustrated in our comprehensive publication that finally sheds light on this neglected period in the artist’s work.

 

“Araki, Bailey, Close – Polaroids” will accompany our Warhol show with an exhibition of unique polaroids by three renowned contemporary artists. This innovative show ranges from a series of Planet of the Apes pictures taken in 1974 by David Bailey, to an exceptional large-format polaroid self-portrait by Chuck Close from 1979 to more recent works by Nobuyoshi Araki.

 

Now that Polaroid material is out of production, the inherent quality and intriguing colour scheme of the medium has become increasingly apparent. We are proud to be able to present such a high calibre selection of unique photographs by these pioneers and masters of Polaroid technology.

 

Stand 443
TEFAF (The European Fine Art Fair)
MECC
6229 GV Maastricht
The Netherlands

 

Daniel Blau mentioned in an article by Francesca Pini in Italian magazine “Sette”.

 

 

Published by Daniel Blau, 2011.

 

Edited by Daniel Blau and Klaus Maaz.

 

Texts by K. Maaz, S. Picasso and A.J P. Meyer.

 

The fish hook derives its form from its practical intention – to catch a fish. But in cultures where fishing is and always has been a main livelihood, the crafting of fish hooks becomes an Art. This volume features more than 600 fish hooks used by the peoples of the Pacific Islands, with life-size illustrations and accompanying texts. This is the product of a collaboration of private collectors and is the first extensive monograph on the subject since the 1928 volume Pacific Island Record: Fishhooks by Harry Beasley.
 
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From Silverpoint to Silver Screen
Early Drawings of Andy Warhol 1949-1959

 

Campbell´s soup cans, the banana album cover from The Velvet Underground and quirky colour-adjusted panels of film stars and artists – Marilyn Monroe, Elizabeth Taylor, Michael Jackson – are all immediately recognisable as Andy Warhol´s work. But he was also a skilled draftsman, filling early sketchbooks with freehand drawings of still lifes and portraits of friends.
From Silverpoint to Silver Screen brings together more than 100 of Warhol´s early drawings, from the 1950s. They show great great technical ability and are executed in Warhol´s characteristic blotted-line-technique, which involved tracing projected photographic images onto paper and blotting the inked figures to creative variations on a theme. Many drawings were completed during Warhol´s early years in New York and include award-winning commercial illustriations and assignments from his studies at the Carnegie Institute of Technology. Other images demonstrate his take on the dark side of society. The book includes insightful essays on the young Andy Warhol and the art scene of the 1950s. This groundbreaking publication reveals a lesser-known side of Warhol and gives insight into a time of uncertainty and excitement in his development.

 

Essays by J. Hofmaier and S. Picasso
Text: English/German
248 pages, 120 colour illustrations
24 x 28, hardcover
€ 50 plus shipping

 

ISBN: 978-3-7774-5341-5
 
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