individuals illuminations

&

The Art of

Dan Dailey

S chantz G aller i es c o n t e m p o r a r y

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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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“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.

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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.

Henry Gedzahler wrote in the essay for the Renwick catalog:

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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.

2008



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Watch i n g th e way a p e rso n acts - h is o r h e r gest u res, ex p ress i o ns an d d e m ean o r - has p rov i d e d lasti n g i ma ges that result i n d raw i n gs. A s I take th e d raw i n gs i nto th re e d i m e ns i o ns, my In d i v i d uals b e co m e l ife s ize i co n i c characte rs. Th e q ual it i es of th e g lass f ro m transl u ce n ce to th e m ove m e nt of co l o r th ro u g h o ut th e vo l u m e e n han ce p ar t i cu lar asp e cts of each p o r trayal. Th e m o o d an d th e att it u d e of th e i n d i v i d ual d e p i cte d are su p p o r te d by th e co l o rs an d th e i r m eth o d of ap p l i cati o n . Th e trad it i o nal fo rmat of a b u st offe rs m o re fi gu rat i ve real ism than th e vase fo rm, an d m o re p ote ntial fo r gest u re.... th e characte rs that I have p o r traye d are rath e r st y l ize d an d capt u re d i n a m o m e nt that reveals th e i r p e rso nal it y. ~DD

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2008



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O n e m i g ht i nte rp ret th e I n d i v idual Se ries to s ig nif y b oth th e m ean i n g of th e w o rk as an i n d iv i d ual p e d estal p i e ce w h i l e also ref l e ct i n g th e ex iste nt ial. Th e t itl es fo r th ese w o rks sp eak of an att it u d e, co n d it i o n o r a state of m i n d. Th e scu l pt u re can take o n a so c i o l og i cal m ean i n g. Th e n ew est w o rk “ Ro m e”, ( feat u re d o n th e cove r) , al l u d es to th e u n can ny e q u i val e nt b et we e n ou r m o d e rn cult u re an d an an c ie nt o n e. Th ese w o rks fasc i nate th e v i ew e r by th e i r d ual it y of p ro d u c i n g an i m m e d iate v isce ral effe ct an d a d e e p e r co nte m p lative state m e nt . ~J S

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2009 2007

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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”

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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

2006

23½ x 14½ x 11”

dragon men

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2009

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 ·

1995

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

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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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