Monday, January 12, 2015

               
                                                        ARCHITECTURAL DIGEST
                                                                 FEBRUARY 2015

 
                                                               BRUCE DAVIDSON

                                   
                                          PHOTOGRAPHY.....BRUCE DAVIDSON


   CEO of the real-estate firm Bernstein Management in his gorgeous Cape Cod house (116-123)


On my website Bruce Davidson - Stickball (Brooklyn Gang), 1959
Architectural Digest -East 100th Street Facade, 1966-68 (In Magazine pg. 121)

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Sunday, January 11, 2015


                                            A BRIEF GRAPHICS:  PRINT GLOSSARY

Prints are the result of a collaborative process between an artist and a skilled printmaker.  The artist creates an original image on a matrix (which may be made of copper, zinc, stone, woodblock, mesh screen, depending on the method to be used) and the printmaker directs the mechanical process of reproducing the original image through the application of ink and the use of a printing press. 

The distinguishing characteristic of prints is reproducibility; however, prints are not infinitely reproducible.  The surfaces upon which the original images are created are very sensitive and can be used for a limited number of runs.  Therefore, prints come in numbered editions.

The four basic/general genres of printmaking include; Intaglio, Relief Printing, Planographic and Digital.

Intaglio
Meaning to incise, relies upon the creation of an image through the carving of a metal plate. A few techniques are etching and aquatint. An aquatint is an etching process in which ink is made to bite both lines and tonal areas on a copper plate. An aquatint has an effect celebrating tone and is similar to a watercolor. An etching focuses more on line rather than tone. An etching is drawn/scratched in to a metal plate creating grooves to hold the ink.  The technique yields an elevated character to the lines, which is the signature trait of n etching.

Relief Printing
Relief printing requires the artist to use a negative technique to generate an image.  Instead of drawing what he/she wants to be inked or appear as dark, the artist cuts out what he does not want to be inked (what will appear as simply the paper or negative space). The principle relief techniques are woodcut, linocut and wood engraving.

Planographic
Refers to printing methods in which the ink of the final print lies flat on the paper, not raised or impresses. Techniques include lithography and screen printing to name just two. Lithography yields images that tend to be more painterly and shares quality of colored pencil drawings, crayon or even pastel drawings. To make a screen print, an image has been cut out of paper or fabric and is attached to a piece of  tautly stretched mesh.  Paint is forced through the mesh (screen) onto a sheet of paper beneath using a squeegee.  The uncovered areas of the screen allow the paint to pass through onto the paper, while the areas covered by the compositional shapes are not.  For works with more than one color, a separate screen is used for each color, or the same screen must be washed and remade each time. Andy Warhol was the first artist to extensively use this technique.

Sunday, January 4, 2015

AUCTIONS TO WATCH

                     
                                                         AUCTIONS TO WATCH

As I look forward what the 2015 Auction season will bring, I look forward to helping clients navigate and participate in building and or starting a contemporary art and photography collection.  I not only view on line, but also attend those viewings in New York City prior to the auctions for works of interest and to check the condition of the piece or pieces.

Christie's, Sotheby's and Phillips are the 3 main auction houses, however I am always abreast of all auctions worldwide for potential purchases, and to watch for any opportunities and market trends.

Here is the calendar for the major 3 auction houses above, but in particular those in New York City.

Christie's:

2/12 -           Prints and Multiples
2/24 - 2/25   Interiors
3/6 -             First Open
3/27 - 3/28   Photographs


Sotheby's:

3/5 -             Contemporary Curated
3/31 - 4/1     Photographs

Phillips:

3/3 -             Under the Influence
4/1 - 4/2       Photographs
5/14 - 5/15   Contemporary Art Evening/Contemporary Art Day