Tony Dagradi

Boring Machines

2017

medium: hardcover book, acrylic varnish My decades-long career in contemporary jazz directly informs my work as a visual artist.  Music, for me, has always had a visual component, w...

medium: hardcover book, acrylic varnish My decades-long career in contemporary jazz directly informs my work as a visual artist.  Music, for me, has always had a visual component, with the diverse elements of music suggesting colors, shapes, and textures.  The juxtaposition of abstract shapes which come together as I work on a book, is very much how I perceive the interplay of melody, harmony, and rhythm. Improvisation is also key to my approach in both genres.  Within a jazz ensemble...

VALERIE HIRD MAQUETTE FOR BOXED IN, 2019 paper, watercolor, ink pencil, wood, nails, foam core, PVA glue 17 x 9 x 2 1/2 in. 43.2 x 22.9 x 6.4 cm.

Alain Kleinmann Oil painting and mixed media 80 x 65 cm without frame 84 x 100 cm framed Alain Kleinmann is a true master in capturing the time flow within beautiful painting and installations. his unique approach to art is both sensorial and conceptual, expressed through complex pieces that feature high historical content and extremely rich textures. By mixing different techniques such as drawing, collage, writing and engraving, kleinmann is able to subtly evoke tactile emotions and memories from the past. His paintings are like sculptures and his sculptures have a certain pictorial feel, obtained through special treatments and polishing processes. The metamorphosis of the years, memories that fade away, life experiences forgotten and somehow re-discovered, traditions and cults shape the art of kleinmann and his symbolism, which touch the visitors deeply in their souls. Exhibited in Museums: Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris Museo Leonardo da Vinci, Milan Science Muséum, Londres New York Coliseum, New York Tekniska Museet, Stockholm Kunsthalle, Berlin Palais des Beaux-Arts, Bruxelles Musée d'Art Contemporain, Fontainebleau Palais de Beaulieu, Lausanne Palacio Velasquez, Madrid Musée de la Résistance, Lyon Musée de Saint-Paul-de-Vence Musée de Quimper Musée de la Vicomté-Melun Musée de Châteauroux Musée de Mantes-la-jolie Musée des Capucins, Coulommiers Musée des Invalides, Paris Musée de la Poste, Paris Musée du Luxembourg, Paris Espace Lyonnais d'Art Contemporain, Lyon Museo del Technische Hogeschool, Delft Musée D'art juif, Paris Museo Municipal, Bat Yam Museo Mercal el Born, Barcelonne Museo Charlottenborg Copenhague Magnes Muséum, San Francisco Museo Tretiakov de Arte Contemporâneo, Moscû Museo de la Academia de Bellas Artes de Chine, Pékin Museo de Shandong Museo de Shengzen Museo de Arte Contemporâneo, Santiago de Chile Loft Muséum, Nagoya Kirin Plaza Fundation, Osaka Tokyo Bunkamura, Tokyo Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes de La Habana Main Exhibitions in galleries 1976 Fiac - Paris / Galerie...