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P.O. Box 44, Marathon, Texas 79842
Artspeak: The hidden personalities of everyday objects are brought to life in Dan Picasso’s intricate airbrush pieces, often inspired by the underbelly of popular culture. Painstakingly cut stencils defy an age of computer-generated pop art, with each line and gradation of color hand-cut in frisket. Rife with irony and social expression, Picasso’s pieces employ a dreamlike, pulp-fiction style and familiar stylistic icons to bring forth new expressions of current events and attitudes. Like walking through a 1940s detective novel, he brings to life crisp, realistic expression offset by surreal personification, merrily engaging the brazenly obvious to showcase the underlying subtleties of the familiar. (Picasso, incidentally, really is his name, to which his mother will proudly attest.)
Education: After spending one year at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design, Picasso threw up his hands and went to work as an illustrator. Twenty-seven years later, he is a talented and skilful artist, living without the crushing weight of student loans.
Client List: Illustration clients include: The Wall Street Journal; The Miami Herald; The Los Angeles Times; Time Magazine; Tennis Magazine; Sports Illustrated; Showtime; Nickelodeon Magazine; The Washington Post; Ride Snowboards; The Crane Paper Company; Hop Up Magazine; Entertainment Weekly Magazine; Various Village Voice Media publications; and many others.
Collections: Picasso’s work is widely distributed throughout several collections, including: The Neil Chavigny collection; the Linnaeus Lorrette collection; the Mark Morton collection; the Ryan Cochran collection; the John Bade collection; the Jason McDaniel collection; The Pizz collection; and several others.
Openings: Picasso has had openings at the following galleries: The Lounge, Minneapolis; Flatland Gallery, Minneapolis; the Terlingua House Projects, Alpine; and the Baxter Gallery, Marathon.
Citations: Picasso has earned awards from the Society of Illustrators and the Society of Professional Journalists, as well as commendations from the Village Voice family of periodicals.