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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.
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DAN DAILEYIllustrating with GlassS E L E C T E D W O R K Sfor Schantz Galleries 2012
DAN DAILEYIllustrating with Glass
DAN DAILEYS E L E C T E D W O R K Sfor Schantz Galleries 2012
I l l u s t ra t i n g w i t h G l a s s“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 SaulSchantz 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”
201225½ x 19½ x 17½ ”
Luminist
Savior Faire2012
25½ x 12¾ x 12”
Breeze 201125½ x 21½ x 8½”
In Motion201223¼ x 13 x 11½ ”
Curious 2012 23 x 14¾ x 14¼”
Far Away 2012 24 x 12½ x 14”
Serenade201233½ x 49 x 3”
Freaked Out and Pissed Off
201228 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”
Front CoverWhistler 2012Polished pate de verre glass. Fabricated, patinated, nickel plated bronze. Polished Vitrolite glass. Aluminum base.40½ x 30 x 18”
Inside Front CoverVase Weight 2008India Ink on paper9 x 11”
Page 6 AqualibriumCircus Vase 2011Sandblasted 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 7ZebraganzaCircus Vase 2011Sandblasted 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 8Color MoonCircus Vase 2012Two-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 9Singing DogsCircus Vase 2012Two-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 11Luxuriant Illuminated Sculpture 2012Fabricated, patinated, nickel-plated bronze figure with gold plated brass tree forms, 18½ x 30½ x 9”
Page 13LuministIndividuals series 2012Blown glass, sandblasted and acid pol-ished. Anodized aluminum.25½ x 19½ x 17½ ”
Page 14Savior FaireIndividuals series 2012Blown glass, sandblasted and acid pol-ished. Anodized aluminum.25½ x 12¾ x 12”
Page 16BreezeIndividuals series 2011Blown glass, sandblasted and acid pol-ished. Anodized aluminum. 25½ x 21½ x 8½”
Page 19In MotionIndividuals series 2012Blown glass, sandblasted and acid pol-ished. Anodized aluminum.23¼ x 13 x 11½ ”
Page 20 CuriousIndividuals series 2012Blown glass, sandblasted and acid pol-ished. Cubic zirconia details. Anodized aluminum.23 x 14¾ x 14¼”
Page 21Far AwayIndividuals series 2012Blown glass, sandblasted and acid pol-ished. Cubic zirconia details. Anodized aluminum.24 x 12½ x 14”
Page 22SerenadeVitrolite Mural 2012Vitrolite glass and acid polished plate glass. Gold and nickel-plated brass. Anodized aluminum.33½ x 49 x 3”
Page 24Freaked Out and Pissed OffVitrolite Mural 2012Vitrolite glass and acid polished plate glass. Porcelain enamel. Copper and gold-plated brass. Anodized aluminum.28 x 23 x 5”
Page 26Chandelier ProposalBlown and glass; pate de verre; fabri-cated, patinated, nickel and gold plated bronze, 42 x 20 x 20”
Page 27Birds with Red CubesIlluminated 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 28Eleuthera3-D Drawing Series 2006Powder coated brass and painted bass wood.50 x 38 x 7”
Back CoverBearAnimal Vase Series 1994Blown black glass vase, pale green rim. Sandblasted and acid polished18¼” H x 11”
List of Works
EDUCATION
1972 MFA, Rhode Island School of Design1969 BFA, Philadelphia College of Art
PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
92nd Street Y, New York, NYBoca Raton Museum of Art, Boca Raton, FLCarnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh, PACincinnati Art Museum, Cincinnati, OHConnecticut Appellate Court, Hartford, CTCorning Museum of Glass, Corning, NYCurrier Museum of Art, Manchester, NHDarmstadt Museum, Darmstadt, W. GermanyDayton Art Institute, Dayton, OHDe Young Museum, San Fransisco, CAThe Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit, MIThe 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, NYHigh Museum of Art, Atlanta, GA Hunter Museum of American Art, Chattanooga, TNHuntington Museum of Art, Huntington, WVIllinois State University Galleries, Normal, ILIndianapolis Museum of Art, Indianapolis, INThe JPMorgan Chase Collection, New York, NY Johnson-Horsfall Laboratory, New Haven, CTKestner Museum, Hannover, W. GermanyLA County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CALes Archives de la Cristallerie Daum, Nancy and Paris, FranceLowe Art Museum, University of Miami, FLMayo Clinic, Rochester, MNMilwaukee Museum of Art, Milwaukee, WIMint Museum, Charlotte, NCMetropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NYMontreal Museum of Fine Arts, Montreal, CanadaMorris Museum, Morristown, NJMusee des Arts Decoratifs, Louvre, Paris, FranceMusee de Design et d’arts Appliques Contemporains, Lausanne, Switzerland Museum of American Glass, Millville, NJMuseum of Arts and Design, New York, NYMuseum of Fine Arts, Boston, MAMuseum of Fine Arts, Houston, TXNational Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, AustraliaNational Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto, JapanNorthern Essex County Courthouse, Newburyport, MAThe Pilchuck Glass Collection at City Centre and US Bank Centre, Seattle, WAPhiladelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PAProvidence Performing Arts Center, Providence, RIRacine Art Museum, Racine, WIRenwick Gallery, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DCRockefeller Center Corp., New York, NYRoyal Ontario Museum, Toronto, OntarioThe Speed Art Museum, Louisville, KYToledo Museum of Art, Toledo, OHTown of Vail, COToyama Institute of Glass, Toyama City, JapanVisions, New York, NYYokohama Museum, Japan
DAN DAILEY
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
2009 – current Professor/Lecturer, Massachusetts College of Art, Boston, MA1985 – 2009 Professor, Glass Program, Massachusetts College of Art, Boston, MA1974 – 1985 Founder and Head of Glass Program, Massachusetts College of Art, Boston, MA2002 – current Advisory Council, UrbanGlass, Brooklyn, NY1988 – current National Advisory Board, The University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA1976 – current Independent Artist, Cristallierie Daum, Paris and Nancy, France2000 – 2011 Board of Governors, Museum of Arts & Design, New York, NY 1998 – 1999 Invited Artist, Waterford Crystal, Kilbarry, Waterford, Ireland1994 – 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, ME1979 – 1988 Advisor, New York Experi-mental Glass Workshop, NY1984 – 1985 Independent Artist, Fenton Art Glass Company, Williamstown, WV1984 – 1985 Independent Artist, Steuben Glass, New York, NY1980 – 1982 President, Glass Art Society1978 – 1982 Board of Directors, Glass Art Society
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.AWARDS2007 Silver Star Alumni Award, The University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA2001 The President’s Distinguished Artist Award, The University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA2001 Art of Liberty Award, National Liberty Museum2001 Masters of the Medium Award, James Renwick Alliance2000 Libensky Award, Chateau Ste. Michelle Vineyards & Winery
1998 Fellow of the American Craft Council, ACC College of Fellows1998 Outstanding Achievement in Glass, UrbanGlass1998 Honorary Lifetime Membership Award, Glass Arts Society1989 Masters Fellowship, Creative Glass Center of America1980 Massachusetts Council on the Arts Fellowship—Glass1979 National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship—Glass1975 – 1980 Fellowship at the MIT Center for Advanced Visual Studies, Cambridge, MA1972 – 1973 Fulbright Hayes Fellowship, Venice, Italy1970 – 1972 Graduate Teaching Fellowship, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI
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DAN DAILEYIllustrating with GlassS E L E C T E D W O R K Sfor Schantz Galleries 2012
