Individuals & Illuminations - the Art of Dan Dailey

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The Art of

Dan Dailey

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My fo rmal attit u de toward co nstru ctio n an d detail is base d o n an ad mi ratio n of b eautifully made obje cts fro m many cu lt u res th ro u gh out histo r y. Th e lam p scul pt u res have a delu xe qualit y ab out th em. I have co mbi n e d glass an d m etal p at i nas an d co lo rs i n a way w hich em phasizes th e pu rit y of th e

~Dan Dailey p o l ish e d glass o r go l d plate d su rfaces.

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The glass art community can certainly credit Dan for being one of the central figures in the Contemporary Glass Movement and bringing glass as a medium into the art world. Dan’s career is marked by his relationship with Dale Chihuly as his first graduate student at RISD, as an independent artist/designer for Crisallerie Daum*, France and as professor of Art at Mass College of Art where he founded the glass program.

It was at RISD where Dan first experimented with illuminated sculpture. In 1972, Dan was invited to work at the Venini Factory in Murano, Italy. The industrial experience was to become an integral aspect of Dan’s work. In addition to Daum, he produced designs for Steuben and Fenton Art Glass. Dan received the commission for “Orbit” at the Rainbow Room at Rockefeller Center in New York City in 1987 and was honored with a solo exhibition at the Renwick in Washington D.C.

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2010

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Henry Gedzahler wrote in the essay for the Renwick catalog: “Dan Dailey’s achievement is in the seamless marriage he effects in his work in every medium between the idiosyncratic convolutions of his inner landscape and the classic harmony and lucidity of the great tradition in glass, of whom Daum, Nancy and Lalique are giants. Dailey’s work joins in that tradition, but with a contemporary spin that causes the viewer to smile in complicity.”

Schantz Galleries is honored to present our first catalog of works by Dan Dailey.

~ Jim Schantz

*Dailey is one of three Americans to have worked with Daum and holds the longest standing relationship of any artist after 32 years of work with the company.

2008

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swiveler

2008

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consternation

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Watchi ng th e way a p erso n acts - his o r h er gest u res, exp ressi o ns an d dem ean o r - has p rov ide d lasti ng i mages that resu lt i n d raw i n gs. A s I take th e d raw i ngs i nto th re e d i m ensi o ns, my In div iduals b e co m e life size ico nic characters.

Th e q ual it i es of th e glass fro m translu cen ce to th e m ovem ent of co l o r th ro u gh out th e volu m e enhan ce par ticular asp e cts of each p o r trayal. Th e m o o d an d th e attit u de of th e i n div idual d e p i cte d are su p p o r te d by th e colo rs an d th ei r m eth o d of ap p l i cati o n .

Th e trad it i o nal fo rmat of a bust offers m o re figu rative real ism than th e vase fo rm, an d m o re p otential fo r gest u re.... th e characte rs that I have p o r traye d are rath er st y lize d an d

capt u re d i n a m o m ent that reveals th ei r p erso nalit y. ~D D

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O n e might i nterp ret th e In div idual Series to si g n if y b oth th e m eani ng of th e wo rk as an i n div idual p e destal p i e ce w hile also refle cti ng th e ex istential. Th e titles fo r th ese w o rks sp eak of an attit u de, co n ditio n o r a state of mi n d. Th e scu l pt u re can take o n a so ciological m eani ng. Th e n ewest wo rk “Ro m e”, ( feat u re d o n th e cover), allu des to th e u n can ny e quivale nt b et we en o u r m o dern cult u re an d an an cient o n e. Th ese wo rks fasci nate th e v iewer by th ei r dualit y of p ro du ci ng an i m m e d iate v isceral effe ct an d a de ep er co ntem plative statem ent. ~JS

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2009

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wonderful

2007

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soft

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I nstalle d at th e gal l e r y is "Su nsetti ng " a glass an d ste e l m u ral fro m th e Fab ri cate d M u sic Series. This se ri es is a ce l e b ratio n of music i n a v isual fo rm. W hile b ei ng th e co nsu mate te ch nician, his c reat i o ns are e legant statem ents ab o ut o u r state of b ei ng an d ou r cu lt u re. Da i l ey ’s wo rk is p o etr y i n mate rial fo rm. ~J S

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‘ Su nsett i n g ’ is my reacti o n to m em o ries of jazz gu itar. I like th e way cer tai n jazz co m p os it i o ns exp ress fe eli ngs of sp e c ifi c places an d em otio ns, w h i ch is a musical traditio n.

Th e re is a resemblan ce i n Su nsett i n g to wo rks I made b ase d o n Wes M o ntgo m er y ’s co m p os it i o ns, but this pie ce steps o ut of that fram e of referen ce an d is a resp o nse to a b road gath eri ng of jaz z ar tistr y.

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37½ x 54 x 7”

sunsetting

2009

~DD

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th ese pie ces as an offsh o ot of class i c fo rm, si milar to my oth er w o rk w ith th e vesse l.

Be cause of th e nat u re of sy m m etr y i n a t u rn e d, b l ow n obje ct, th e e l e m e nts all follow so m e histo ric p re ce d e nt.

However, I have re co mbi n e d an d arrange d th e m i n a way that I fe e l suggests so m e of th e festive characte r of th e ci rcu s w ith all its colo r an d f lamb oyan ce. ~DD

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poseuses

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2006

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dragon men

series that Dan ended in 1997 are two of the finest to have been released from the archives. There is amazingly delicate detail, solidity of form and mystique in these two works. ~JS

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SELEC TED P U BLI C CO LLEC TI O NS: Bo ca Raton Museu m of A r t, Bo ca Raton, FL · Carnegie Museu m of A r t, Pittsbu rgh, PA · Ci nci n nati A r t Museu m, Ci nci n nati, O H · Corni ng Museu m of G lass, Corni ng , NY · Cu rrier Museu m of A r t, M anchester, N H · Day ton A r t Instit ute, Day ton, O H · D etroit Instit ute of A r ts, D etroit, M I · Ful ler Museu m of A r t, Bro ckton, M A · Herb er t F. Joh nson Museu m of A r t, Cornel l Uni versit y, Ithaca, NY · H igh Museu m of A r t, Atlanta, G A · Hu nter Museu m of A merican A r t, C hattano oga, TN · Hu nti ngton Museu m of A r t, Hu nti ngton, W V · Ind ianap ol is Museu m of A r t, Ind ianap ol is, I N · L A Cou nt y Museu m of A r t, Los A ngeles, C A · M ayo C l i nic, Ro cheseter, M N · M etrop ol itan Museu m of A r t, New York, NY · M i l waukee Museu m of A r t, M i l waukee, W I · M i nt Museu m, C harlotte, N C · M orris Museu m, M orristow n, N J · Museu m of A merican G lass, M i l l v i l le, N J ·

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« We are very fortunate to feature two of the earlier Face Vases. From this

floral man

1995

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rug man

1995

Museu m of A r ts and D esign, New York, NY · Museu m of Fi ne A r ts, Boston, M A · Museu m of Fi ne A r ts, Houston, T X · P hi ladel phia Museu m of A r t, P hi ladel phia, PA · Raci ne A r t Museu m, Raci ne, W I · Renw ick Gal ler y, Smithsonian A merican A r t Museu m, Washi ngton, D C · Ro ckefel ler Center Corp., New York, NY · Sp eed A r t Museu m, Louisv i l le, KY · Toledo Museu m of A r t, Toledo, O H · Instit ute of G lass, Toyama Cit y, Japan · Kestner Museu m, Han nover, W. Germany · Les A rchi ves de la Cristal lerie Dau m, Nanc y and Paris, France · M ontreal Museu m of Fi ne A r ts, M ontreal, Canada · Musee des A r ts D ecoratifs, Louv re, Paris, France · Musee de D esign et d ’ar ts A ppl iques Contem p orai ns, Lausan ne, Sw it zerland · National Gal ler y of Victoria, M el b ou rne, Austral ia · National Museu m of M o dern A r t, Kyoto, Japan · Royal O ntario Museu m, Toronto, O ntario · Yokohama Museu m, Japan

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