Dan May Prints and Multiples
American, b. 1955
Dan May is an American painter and printmaker born on March 11, 1955 in San Francisco, CA. Raised in aesthetic surroundings heavily influenced by his architect father, May grew up learning to view all things with an eye for design, color, and shape. At age 5, he remembers his father cutting up a book of drawings by Henri Matisse and hanging them on the walls of their home. The French master Matisse as well as Richard Diebenkorn and David Hockney are his favorite art influences. He began his first attempts at painting at age 15, and later began to experiment with printmaking, teaching himself various techniques such as woodblock printing, etching, silkscreen printing, and monoprinting.
Monoprinting soon became May's medium of choice due to its wide range of expression and spontaneity that he felt other techniques lacked. May - "With monoprinting, you can only work a piece for as a long as the paint stays wet, so the resulting print has a feeling of movement and immediacy. I also like how monoprinting allows the brush strokes to transfer a transparent light quality to the print. For me, this is a technique that bridges drawing, painting, and emotions." The themes of May's prints borrow from his fantasies, memories, and the people and places he has seen in life's checkout lines and waiting rooms. "My work allows me to be a voyeur, to see through the walls into life's secrets, and unveil the hidden stories of everyday life," he says.
Color and design are essential elements in May's work. Exploring and playing with color is a huge source of enjoyment and passion for May. "Working with color combinations, playing color against color to create an electric contrast, never ceases to excite me," he says. May finds working color with design elements and balancing compositions is challenging, frustrating, and supremely rewarding.
Today, Dan May lives and works in Oakland, California. He has shown his paintings and prints in galleries predominantly throughout California and his work is in numerous private and corporate collections throughout the United States and the world.
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Artist: Dan May
Devil /// Contemporary Pop Art Minimalism Screenprint Black and White Art
By Dan May
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Dan May (American, 1955-)
Title: "Devil"
*Signed and numbered by May in pencil lower left
Year: 1999
Medium: Original Screenprint on unbranded white cotton rag laid paper
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Running the Dog /// Contemporary Pop Art Screenprint Lady Animal Pet Walk Funny
By Dan May
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Dan May (American, 1955-)
Title: "Running the Dog"
*Signed and numbered by May in pencil lower left
Year: 1984
Medium: Original Screenprint on unbranded white wove paper
Limited edition: 151/175
Printer: the artist May himself, Oakland, CA
Publisher: the artist May himself, Oakland, CA
Sheet size: 21" x 21"
Image size: 12.88" x 15.13"
Condition: In excellent condition
Notes:
Titled and dated by May in pencil lower right.
Biography:
Dan May is an American painter and printmaker born on March 11, 1955 in San Francisco, CA. Raised in aesthetic surroundings heavily influenced by his architect father, May grew up learning to view all things with an eye for design, color, and shape. At age 5, he remembers his father cutting up a book of drawings by Henri Matisse and hanging them on the walls of their home. The French master Matisse as well as Richard Diebenkorn and David Hockney are his favorite art influences. He began his first attempts at painting at age 15, and later began to experiment with printmaking, teaching himself various techniques such as woodblock printing, etching, silkscreen printing, and monoprinting.
Monoprinting soon became May's medium of choice due to its wide range of expression and spontaneity that he felt other techniques lacked. May - "With monoprinting, you can only work a piece for as a long as the paint stays wet, so the resulting print has a feeling of movement and immediacy. I also like how monoprinting allows the brush strokes to transfer a transparent light quality to the print. For me, this is a technique that bridges...
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Nude and Cat /// Contemporary Street Screenprint Figurative Black and White Art
By Dan May
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Dan May (American, 1955-)
Title: "Nude and Cat"
*Signed and numbered by May in pencil lower left
Year: 1987
Medium: Original Screenprint on unbranded w...
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Waiting /// Contemporary Pop Art Interior Figurative Sofa Colorful Screenprint
By Dan May
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Dan May (American, 1955-)
Title: "Waiting"
*Signed and numbered by May in pencil lower left
Year: 1986
Medium: Original Screenprint on unbranded soft-c...
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Reading Pig /// Contemporary Pop Art Black and White Screenprint Animal Funny
By Dan May
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Dan May (American, 1955-)
Title: "Reading Pig"
*Signed and numbered by May in pencil lower left
Year: 1984
Medium: Original Screenprint on unbranded white wove paper
Limited ...
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Crazy Dog /// Contemporary Pop Art Funny Screenprint Animal Pet Black and Purple
By Dan May
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Dan May (American, 1955-)
Title: "Crazy Dog"
*Signed and numbered by May in pencil lower left
Year: 1996
Medium: Original Screenprint on unbranded white wove paper
Limited ed...
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Reclining Nude (Blue) /// Contemporary Pop Street Art Figurative Screenprint
By Dan May
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Dan May (American, 1955-)
Title: "Reclining Nude (Blue)"
Portfolio: Reclining Nudes
*Signed and numbered by May in pencil lower left
Year: 1983
Medium: Original Screenprint o...
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Reclining Nude (Blue) II /// Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Minimal Screenprint
By Dan May
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Dan May (American, 1955-)
Title: "Reclining Nude (Blue) II"
Portfolio: Reclining Nudes
*Signed and numbered by May in pencil lower left
Year: 1983
Medium: Original Screenprin...
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Reclining Nude (Purple) /// Contemporary Street Pop Art Screenprint Figurative
By Dan May
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Dan May (American, 1955-)
Title: "Reclining Nude (Purple)"
Portfolio: Reclining Nudes
*Signed and numbered by May in pencil lower left
Year: 1982
Medium: Original Screenprint...
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Reclining Nude (Maroon) /// Contemporary Pop Art Screenprint Figurative Legs
By Dan May
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Dan May (American, 1955-)
Title: "Reclining Nude (Maroon)"
Portfolio: Reclining Nudes
*Signed and numbered by May in pencil lower left
Year: 1983
Medium: Original Screenprint...
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Nude /// Contemporary Pop Art Screenprint Colorful Figurative Reclining Print
By Dan May
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Dan May (American, 1955-)
Title: "Nude"
*Signed and numbered by May in pencil lower left
Year: 1987
Medium: Original Screenprint on unbranded soft-cream wove paper
Limited ed...
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Angel /// Contemporary Pop Art Screenprint Blue Minimal Religious Portrait Bird
By Dan May
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Dan May (American, 1955-)
Title: "Angel"
*Signed and numbered by May in pencil lower left
Year: 1992
Medium: Original Screenprint on unbranded white wove paper
Limited editio...
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1990s Contemporary Dan May Prints and Multiples
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Reading in Space /// Contemporary Black and White Screenprint Rockets Planets
By Dan May
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Dan May (American, 1955-)
Title: "Reading in Space"
*Signed and numbered by May in pencil lower left
Year: 1988
Medium: Original Screenprint on unbrand...
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Man with Glasses /// Contemporary Pop Art Screenprint Head Face Portrait Black
By Dan May
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Dan May (American, 1955-)
Title: "Man with Glasses"
*Signed and numbered by May in pencil lower left
Year: 1988
Medium: Original Screenprint on unbranded white wove paper
Lim...
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Reading in Space II /// Contemporary Black and White Screenprint Rockets Planets
By Dan May
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Dan May (American, 1955-)
Title: "Reading in Space II"
*Signed and numbered by May in pencil lower left
Year: 1988
Medium: Original Screenprint on unbranded white wove paper
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Man Reading /// Contemporary Pop Art Screenprint Lamp Book Man Funny Black White
By Dan May
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Dan May (American, 1955-)
Title: "Man Reading"
*Signed and numbered by May in pencil lower left
Year: 1988
Medium: Original Screenprint on unbrande...
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Phone Loitering /// Contemporary Pop Art Screenprint Funny Red Blue Lady Gossip
By Dan May
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Dan May (American, 1955-)
Title: "Phone Loitering"
*Signed and numbered by May in pencil lower left
Year: 1984
Medium: Original Screenprint on unbranded ...
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In Chair Reading /// Contemporary Pop Art Interior Sofa Book Black and White
By Dan May
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Dan May (American, 1955-)
Title: "In Chair Reading"
*Signed and numbered by May in pencil lower left
Year: 1988
Medium: Original Screenprint on unbranded white wove paper
Lim...
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