Alan Shields
American, 1944-2005
Alan Shields (1944 - 2005) is known for making art out of just about anything, often using sewing techniques coupled with painting, tie-dying, or wire bending. The critic Robert Hughes called Shields, "a brilliant bricoleur."
Shields came to the notice of the art world virtually overnight after an exhibition in 1969 at the Paula Cooper Gallery, New York. By the mid-70's Shields was a focus of the contemporary art world and in 1973 was featured on the cover of Artforum.
Today Shields' work can be found in the collections of many major American museums, including the Smithsonian Institute in Washington and the Museum of Modern Art in New York.(Biography provided by Foundation for Contemporary Arts, Inc.)
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TV Re-Run A Unique mixed media monotype and colored embossing geometric abstract
Located in New York, NY
Alan Shields
TV Re-Run A, 1978
Mixed Media Monotype embossing, linocut, with watercolor and silver leaf applied decoration on TGL Handmade Paper. Mounted on Linen Board
Signed by Ala...
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1970s Abstract Geometric Alan Shields
Materials
Silver
TV Re-Run B Unique mixed media monotype and colored embossing geometric abstract
Located in New York, NY
Alan Shields
TV Re-Run B, 1978
Mixed Media Monotype: Color drypoint, mezzotint, linocut and colored embossing on perforated paper on Handmade Paper Mounted on Linen Board
Signed, num...
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1970s Abstract Alan Shields
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Untitled double sided mixed media work on bespoke 3-D standalone frame
Located in New York, NY
Alan Shields
Untitled double sided mixed media work, 1974
Mixed media: watercolor, string, and torn paper held in custom standing frame
Signed, dated, and numbered lower edge '10/12 ...
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1970s Abstract Alan Shields
Materials
Textile, Paper, Mixed Media, Watercolor, Thread, Pencil
Alice in Grayland
Located in New York, NY
Alan Shields
Alice in Grayland, 1979
Mixed media collage: Etching, aquatint, screen print with stitching and collage on hand made paper
Hand signed, dated, titled and numbered 1/13 by Alan Shields on the front
Unique variant
This very unique and imaginative mixed media paper collage with stitching and fabric is floated and framed in a museum quality white wood frame with UV plexiglass.
It is hand signed, dated, titled and numbered from the limited edition of 13 - but each is a unique variant.
Frame included:
Measurements:
Frame:
27.75 x 22.5 x 2 inches
Artwork:
23.5 x 18 inches
Catalogue Raisonne: K. Tyler Tyler Graphics: Catalogue Raisonné, 1974-1985, New York: Abbeville Press, 1987. p. 289.
Alan Shields came of age artistically in the late 1960s in New York. Expanding the boundaries of Minimalism, he became known as a master of aesthetic invention through his wide-ranging exploration of materials and techniques. His mixed media works often contain combinations of traditional silkscreen processes combined with found materials. New York Times critic Roberta Smith wrote in her 2005 obituary for the artist: "Mr. Shields's work combined expanses of gorgeous stained color, reminiscent of Helen Frankenthaler's canvases, with the humbler crafts and a Gypsy sense of portability." Critic Robert Hughes has described Shields as a brilliant bricoleur who could, and often did, make art out of just about anything. He became an innovative printmaker, experimenting with handmade paper and turning out editions in which each print was unique. After his passing, Shields was awarded a Judith Rothschild Foundation grant given to recently deceased abstract artists whose work is of the highest quality but merits further recognition.
About Alan Shields:
Alan Shields (b. 1944, Herington, KS; d. 2005, Shelter Island, NY) created unique, imaginative, and theatrical structures using unconventional materials and vibrant color. His three-dimensional paintings convey a playful, deconstructive impulse through the incorporation of un-stretched hand-dyed canvas, rope, yarn, beads, and wood. Shields moved to New York City in 1968, where he showed with Paula Cooper...
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Untitled mixed media geometric abstraction collage
Located in New York, NY
Alan Shields
Untitled mixed media geometric abstraction collage, ca. 1979
Etching and aquatint in colors with collage
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1970s Abstract Geometric Alan Shields
Materials
Aquatint, Paper, Etching
Treasure Rute I
Located in New York, NY
Alan Shields
Treasure Rute I, 1979
Relief, stamping, linocut, collage on handmade paper
Titled, numbered, signed, and dated Treasure Rute I 1/11 Alan Shields 1979 on the bottom front...
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1970s Abstract Alan Shields
Materials
Linocut, Mixed Media, Handmade Paper
Bucket
Located in New York, NY
Alan Shields
Bucket, 1977-79
Metal wire wrapped in dyed paper
13 3/4 x 8 1/4 x 3 3/4 inches
Unsigned
Category
1970s Abstract Alan Shields
Materials
Wire
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