DAN DAILEY Illustrating with Glass
SELECTED WORKS for Schantz Galleries 2012
DAN DAILEY Illustrating with Glass
DAN DAILEY SELECTED WORKS for Schantz Galleries 2012
I llu st ratin g with G la ss “I am basically an illustrator, who happens to tell stories with glass…” Dan Dailey flatly stated at a recent lecture in New York. One thing is certain; Dan Dailey is a story teller, and a perceptive observer of his surroundings. The lens he looks through is saturated with color and a high degree of magnification to capture intricate details others would miss. Aspects of language, fashion, art, history, politics, relationships and culture at large, are filtered through with fine innuendo and nuance. This exhibition offers a unique vision into Dailey's creative world and demonstrates his enormous capacity as an artist, to reflect upon the world with his sense of humor and thought provoking insinuations using a vast repertoire of materials and techniques. Dailey’s ideas begin on paper with his sketch books. Sometimes these ideas are kept for years before the drawing is realized into its final complex form. Two such works finally being released from their pages are the large scale Vitrolite murals, "Serenade" and "Freaked Out and Pissed Off". A certain phrase or offbeat comment may be the very spark that ignites a sketch, which is then transformed methodically into its three dimensional interpretation. “Whistler”, shown on the cover, has an electric quality. This piece which Dan had been contemplating for some time seems to be a post modern take on early Cubism. It also happens to be engineered to move physically. Built in springs allow this free spirit to make a tight little forward and back jig as if jauntily strolling down the avenue without a care in the world. Four dynamic figurative pieces are featured with this collection from Dailey's "Individual Series". This series is perhaps one of the most successful and longest running explorations in blown glass form that Dan has created. These works, which start as a full scale drawing, are created over a period of months at both his own studio and Benjmamin Moore's hotshop in Seattle. The individual on page twelve might appear to be a French woman with certain savoir faire, who is adaptable and adroit and knows what to do in any situation. Upon reading the title more carefully, it is not savoir faire, but “Savior Faire” - and a completely different expression may be read in her slight smile and gesture. Dailey continues to revisit his "Circus Vase" series with four wonderful works featured in this catalog. Echoing the streamlined design of the Art Deco movement, these works express the fantastic feats performed in a circus and are celebrations of the joy of innocence and youthful wonder. We invite you to enjoy and experience this fantastic collection of works in this catalog. We are grateful to represent Dan Dailey at our gallery and to have the opportunity to share these works. His art can be appreciated for its strong beauty and for its power to make us pause, recollect and reflect upon our own world. Jim Schantz and Kim Saul Schantz Galleries, 2012
Aqualibrium 2011
16½ x 10½ x 7”
Color Moon 2012 19 x 14 x 8 �
Singing Dogs 2012 16½ x 14 x 11”
Zebraganza 2011
16 x 10½ x 10½”
Luxuriant 2012 18½ x 30½ x 9”
Luminist 2012 25½ x 19½ x 17½ ”
Savior Faire
2012 25½ x 12¾ x 12”
Breeze
2011 25½ x 21½ x 8½”
In Motion
2012 23¼ x 13 x 11½ ”
Curious 2012 23 x 14¾ x 14¼”
Far Away 2012
24 x 12½ x 14”
Serenade
2012 33½ x 49 x 3”
Freaked Out and Pissed Off 2012 28 x 23 x 5�
GESTURE IN FUNCTIONAL FORMATS Most of Dan Dailey’s chandeliers and installations are made on a commission basis specifically for individual patrons or commercial entities. We would be happy to create a proposal for you. Please contact the gallery for more examples of previously commissioned chandeliers or installations.
Birds with Red Cubes 2010
23 x 26 x 12� each
Eleuthera 2006 50 x 38 x 7�
List of Works Front Cover Whistler 2012 Polished pate de verre glass. Fabricated, patinated, nickel plated bronze. Polished Vitrolite glass. Aluminum base. 40½ x 30 x 18”
Page 11 Luxuriant Illuminated Sculpture 2012 Fabricated, patinated, nickel-plated bronze figure with gold plated brass tree forms, 18½ x 30½ x 9”
Inside Front Cover Vase Weight 2008 India Ink on paper 9 x 11”
Page 13 Luminist Individuals series 2012 Blown glass, sandblasted and acid polished. Anodized aluminum. 25½ x 19½ x 17½ ”
Page 6 Aqualibrium Circus Vase 2011 Sandblasted and acid polished two part blown glass vase. Fabricated, patinated, nickel and gold-plated bronze. Pate de verre and vitrolite glass details. 16½ x 10½ x 7” Page 7 Zebraganza Circus Vase 2011 Sandblasted and acid polished two part blown glass vase. Fabricated, patinated, nickel and gold-plated bronze. Pate de verre and vitrolite glass details. 16 x 10½ x 10½” Page 8 Color Moon Circus Vase 2012 Two-part blown glass vase, sandblasted and acid polished. Fabricated, patinated, nickel and gold-plated bronze. Pate de verre and vitrolite glass details. 19¾ x 14 x 8½” Page 9 Singing Dogs Circus Vase 2012 Two-part blown glass vase, sandblasted and acid polished. Fabricated, patinated, nickel and gold-plated bronze. Pate de verre and vitrolite glass details. 16½ x 14 x 11”
Page 14 Savior Faire Individuals series 2012 Blown glass, sandblasted and acid polished. Anodized aluminum. 25½ x 12¾ x 12” Page 16 Breeze Individuals series 2011 Blown glass, sandblasted and acid polished. Anodized aluminum. 25½ x 21½ x 8½” Page 19 In Motion Individuals series 2012 Blown glass, sandblasted and acid polished. Anodized aluminum. 23¼ x 13 x 11½ ” Page 20 Curious Individuals series 2012 Blown glass, sandblasted and acid polished. Cubic zirconia details. Anodized aluminum. 23 x 14¾ x 14¼” Page 21 Far Away Individuals series 2012 Blown glass, sandblasted and acid polished. Cubic zirconia details. Anodized aluminum. 24 x 12½ x 14”
Page 22 Serenade Vitrolite Mural 2012 Vitrolite glass and acid polished plate glass. Gold and nickel-plated brass. Anodized aluminum. 33½ x 49 x 3” Page 24 Freaked Out and Pissed Off Vitrolite Mural 2012 Vitrolite glass and acid polished plate glass. Porcelain enamel. Copper and gold-plated brass. Anodized aluminum. 28 x 23 x 5” Page 26 Chandelier Proposal Blown and glass; pate de verre; fabricated, patinated, nickel and gold plated bronze, 42 x 20 x 20” Page 27 Birds with Red Cubes Illuminated Sculpture 2010 Fabricated, patinated, nickel and gold plated bronze. Blown glass shades, sandblasted and acid polished. Pate de verre head pieces, beaks, wings and tails. Lampworked glass details. 23 x 26 x 12” each Page 28 Eleuthera 3-D Drawing Series 2006 Powder coated brass and painted bass wood. 50 x 38 x 7” Back Cover Bear Animal Vase Series 1994 Blown black glass vase, pale green rim. Sandblasted and acid polished 18¼” H x 11”
DAN DAILEY
EDUCATION 1972 MFA, Rhode Island School of Design 1969 BFA, Philadelphia College of Art PUBLIC COLLECTIONS 92nd Street Y, New York, NY Boca Raton Museum of Art, Boca Raton, FL Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh, PA Cincinnati Art Museum, Cincinnati, OH Connecticut Appellate Court, Hartford, CT Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, NY Currier Museum of Art, Manchester, NH Darmstadt Museum, Darmstadt, W. Germany Dayton Art Institute, Dayton, OH De Young Museum, San Fransisco, CA The Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit, MI The Fuller Craft Museum, Brockton, MA Greatest Bar on Earth, Windows on the World Corp, One World Trade Center Towers, New York, NY
Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY High Museum of Art, Atlanta, GA Hunter Museum of American Art, Chattanooga, TN Huntington Museum of Art, Huntington, WV Illinois State University Galleries, Normal, IL Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indianapolis, IN The JPMorgan Chase Collection, New York, NY Johnson-Horsfall Laboratory, New Haven, CT Kestner Museum, Hannover, W. Germany LA County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA Les Archives de la Cristallerie Daum, Nancy and Paris, France Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami, FL Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN Milwaukee Museum of Art, Milwaukee, WI Mint Museum, Charlotte, NC Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Montreal, Canada Morris Museum, Morristown, NJ Musee des Arts Decoratifs, Louvre, Paris, France Musee de Design et d’arts Appliques Contemporains, Lausanne, Switzerland Museum of American Glass, Millville, NJ Museum of Arts and Design, New York, NY Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, TX National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Australia National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto, Japan Northern Essex County Courthouse, Newburyport, MA The Pilchuck Glass Collection at City Centre and US Bank Centre, Seattle, WA Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA Providence Performing Arts Center, Providence, RI Racine Art Museum, Racine, WI Renwick Gallery, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC Rockefeller Center Corp., New York, NY Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, Ontario The Speed Art Museum, Louisville, KY Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, OH Town of Vail, CO Toyama Institute of Glass, Toyama City, Japan Visions, New York, NY Yokohama Museum, Japan
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS 2009 – current Professor/Lecturer, Massachusetts College of Art, Boston, MA 1985 – 2009 Professor, Glass Program, Massachusetts College of Art, Boston, MA 1974 – 1985 Founder and Head of Glass Program, Massachusetts College of Art, Boston, MA 2002 – current Advisory Council, UrbanGlass, Brooklyn, NY 1988 – current National Advisory Board, The University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA 1976 – current Independent Artist, Cristallierie Daum, Paris and Nancy, France 2000 – 2011 Board of Governors, Museum of Arts & Design, New York, NY 1998 – 1999 Invited Artist, Waterford Crystal, Kilbarry, Waterford, Ireland 1994 – 1998 Selection Committees for Creative Glass Center of America fellowships 1990 – 1993 Honorary Board, The Renwick Alliance, Smithsonian Institute, Washington, D.C. 1983 – 1992 Board of Trustees, Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Deer Isle, ME 1979 – 1988 Advisor, New York Experi-mental Glass Workshop, NY 1984 – 1985 Independent Artist, Fenton Art Glass Company, Williamstown, WV 1984 – 1985 Independent Artist, Steuben Glass, New York, NY 1980 – 1982 President, Glass Art Society 1978 – 1982 Board of Directors, Glass Art Society
1998 Fellow of the American Craft Council, ACC College of Fellows 1998 Outstanding Achievement in Glass, UrbanGlass 1998 Honorary Lifetime Membership Award, Glass Arts Society 1989 Masters Fellowship, Creative Glass Center of America 1980 Massachusetts Council on the Arts Fellowship— Glass 1979 National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship—Glass 1975 – 1980 Fellowship at the MIT Center for Advanced Visual Studies, Cambridge, MA 1972 – 1973 Fulbright Hayes Fellowship, Venice, Italy 1970 – 1972 Graduate Teaching Fellowship, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI
LECTURES AND DEMONSTRATIONS Mr. Dailey has given lectures and demonstrations around the world and in the United States at numerous public and private organizations including museums, schools and industry. AWARDS 2007 Silver Star Alumni Award, The University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA 2001 The President’s Distinguished Artist Award, The University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA 2001 Art of Liberty Award, National Liberty Museum 2001 Masters of the Medium Award, James Renwick Alliance 2000 Libensky Award, Chateau Ste. Michelle Vineyards & Winery
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DAN DAILEY Illustrating with Glass
SELECTED WORKS for Schantz Galleries 2012