Daniel Horowitz

Daniel Horowitz is an mixed media artist whose surrealist illustrations are used in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, GQ, as well as texts published by Random House and Knopf. He also illustrates the covers for The American Reader.

 All "Drawing of the Day" illustrations below come from Horowitz's book 365 Drawing, which chronicles the year with one drawing per day, and printed in an edition of 365.

 

Drawing of the Day 282

Drawing of the Day 361

Drawing of the Day 152

Drawing of the Day 158

Drawing of the Day 275

Umbrella

Drawing of the Day 310

Andrea Zucchi, Doppio Gioco - Appropriazioni & Astrazioni

Below are some works that were part of Milanese artist Andrea Zucchi's exhibition Doppio Giocco - 

 Appropriazioni & Astrazioni (Double Play - Appropriation & Abstractions), curated by Sergio Risaliti. It showed at 

the Stelline Foundation in Milan earlier this year.

The paintings are a surreal, psychedelic re-appropriation of 19th century photographs, either well-known on their own, or featuring well-known figures, offering a familiar but other-worldly recognition of the imagery.

See the originals after the jump.

Contessa Lucia Amman

She was the mother of style icon, Marchesa Luisa Casati, an Italian-Austrian heiress who was quite a celebrity during the first half of the 20th century. They had an interesting family history that's worth reading up on.

La Denuncia Segreta (by Vincenzo Giacomelli, 1880), 2011

La Lettura (by Olympe Aguado, 1863), 2012

Giuseppe Garibaldi (da Fratelli Alinari, 1870), 2010
 

Garibaldi was an Italian politician who was appointed General by the provisional government of Milan in 1848 and General of the Roman Republic in 1849 by the Minister of War.
 

Opened in 1956, the Garibaldi-Meucci Museum in Staten Island celebrates Italian-American heritage and culture. It was his residence from 1851-1853, and is on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.

Andre DaLoba

I love the bold style and colors of these illustrations by Spanish-born and Brooklyn-based artist Andre DaLoba. There are many, many more to look at, as well as some sculptural pieces. He is represented by the Marlena Agency.

Contemporary Aboriginal Painting

Rhythm and color is what I like!

George Tjungurrayi, Untitled (Tingari)

Lucy Loomoo Nungurrayi, Untitled

Josephine Nangala, Untitled

Ronnie Tjampitjinpa, Water Dreaming

 Lucy Loomoo Nungurrayi, Karnaputta (Woman's Law)

CoBrA

The CoBrA artists' movement was established in Paris, but its name is an acronym of Copenhagen, Brussels, and Amsterdam; the cities from where the founders hailed. The highly collaborative group banded together in 1948 and was active until 1951, though the members still occasionally work together even today.

Considered to be an offshoot of surrealism, CoBrA sought to recapture the whimsy and naive spirit of children's art, creating subconscious renderings of imagined creatures. They welcomed poets to their group to collaborate equally on paintings, mixed media pieces, books, and periodicals.

The key figures in CoBra are Karel Appel, Hugo Claus, Pierre Alechinsky, Constant Anton Niuwenhuys, Christian Dotremont, Asger Jorn, and Jean-Michel Atlan.

There is a museum dedicated to the movement in Amstelveen, Netherlands called Cobra Museum of Modern Art

Series of 15 book covers, 1950.  

De Blijde en Onvoorziene Week (The Joyful and Unexpected Week), Karel Appel and Hugo Claus, 1950

L'Oie Belge (The Belgian Goose), Pierre Alechinsky and Hugo Claus, 1980

More about CoBrA
Underground Arts: The COBRA Group

Anna Taratiel

I love work of Barcelona-based artist Anna Taratiel (a.k.a. Ovni). Stemming from her background as both a graphic designer and a graffiti artist, her op-art style of work carries a lot of juxtapositions: dimensional/flat, primitive/mod, geometric/organic, sharp/sweet.

Below are a few of her installations.

Orbitas, 2008, at Rojo Artspace, Barcelona, Spain

In Between, 2008, in Lisbon, Portugal

Out of Order, 2008, at Kalpany Gallery, Milan, Italy

David Hockney

David Hockney is a British artist, with a long career most firmly segmented into the Pop-Art category. This collection of work was inspired by his move to California in the mid-60's: Lawns, swimming pools, naked dudes.

Nick Wilder, 1966

A Lawn Being Sprinkled, 1967

Portrait of an Artist (Pool with two figures), 1972.

The figure on the right is Peter Schlesinger, an ex of Hockney's.

A Bigger Splash, 1967

Miscellaneous Abstract Art

Otto Herbert Hajek (1927-2005), 71 / 11, 1971

Ovni (a.k.a. Anna Taratiel), Ibirapuera, ROJO® ®out Urban Stage, Sao Paulo, 2009

Tomma Abts, Feio, 2007

Momo, 5 Shapes, 2 Sides (you NEED to click on that link! DO IT!), 2007-09 

I have lost the information about this painting. Frown!

Walter Burger

Walter Burger is a Swiss painter, born in 1923. I haven't been able to find much info about him, so if you know anything, please inform me!

 Walter Burger, Begegnung, 1968. Definitely the piece he is known for.

I don't have information on the title for this.

Morgen, 1994

In 1993, a Swiss Aids awareness organization (AHSGA) started collaborating with artists for a series of lithographs. Above is Burger's contribution.


"Gerade Menschen, die mit dem HI-Virus leben müssen, empfinden das Leben oft als deutlicher, bewusster, mit geschärftem Blick." - Walter Burger

My translation is this: People who live with the HIV virus often have an especially clear consciousness and keen eye.

Shae Acopian Detar

Gorgeous mixed media work from Shae Acopian Detar. She does quite a bit of fashion editorial work, both photography-only and also enhanced with paint. The painted work is my favorite.

Miscellaneous

Orville Robertson

Alex Katz

Public Image Ltd., Live in Tokyo. Virgin UK double LP, 1983.



Brooke Shields, East River, NYC.

Ad for Italian fashion brand, Basile; mid-80's. I haven't been able to find out whether or not they still make clothes, though their accessories are sold online through Forzieri.

Those foil palm trees are fun.

Philippe Morillon

Philippe Morillon is French painter, photographer, and art director who in the 70's created super-glamorous depictions of the Paris party scene, featuring famous socialites and celebrities. Andy Warhol wrote the forward for his book of art Ultra Lux.

Here is a friend's recollection about Morillon.

Joël Lebon, Bénédicte Siroux et l'auteur sur la terrasse, le soir (Joel Lebon, Bénédicte Siroux and the author on the terrace in the evening), 1978

Portrait de l'auteur en jeune homme, (Portrait of the author as a young man), 1975

Edwige Belmore, 1978

Inès de la Fressange, 1978