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Daniel Breslin

www.danielbreslinartist.com

 

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Membership level
Artist (Masters Circle)
First Name
Daniel
Last name
Breslin
 

Personal information

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Artist Info

Medium / Media
  • Painting / Drawing
  • Mixed Media / Assemblage
Artist Bio or Résumé
Biographical Note

I stood next to my grandfather’s chair as he told a story about the carnival, drawing out the story’s path on a piece of paper with small, detailed scenes at each attraction. I was frozen in place watching his rough, coal miner’s hand deftly illustrate the scene his words were describing. I was hooked. I needed to make images.

I have made images – drawing, paintings, photographs – in one form or another as long as I can remember. I have a BFA from Tyler School of Art, Temple University. I have done commercial photography, graphic design, and web design work. Painting continues to be my main focus and remains my primary form of expression. I recently relocated both my home and studio to Salem, Massachusetts.

Exhibitions

Predator | Juried Group Show | Linus Gallery | Los Angeles, CA | February 2018
Square 1 | Juried Group Show | Carlisle Art Center | Carlisle, PA | January 2018
Wax Poetic | Juried Group Show | Fabulon Art Center | Charleston, SC | October 2017
Art On The Marquee | Public Art Collaboration | Boston CyberArts - MA Convention Center | Boston, MA | June 2017
If This Art Could Vote | Online Group Show | The Huffington Post | New York, NY | October 2016
Heaven and Earth | Juried Group Show | Linus Gallery | Los Angeles, CA | October 2016
Noir | Group Show | Uforge Gallery | Jamaica Plain, MA | October 2016
5th Annual Encaustic Show | Juried Group Show | Morpho Gallery | Chicago, IL | August 2016
UFG: The First Five Years | Juried Group Show | Uforge Gallery | Jamaica Plain, MA | April 2016
Cultural Icons | Juried Group Show | Linus Gallery | Los Angeles, CA | February 2016
Framing Religion - Connections and Conflicts | Juried Group Show | Carlisle Arts Center | Carlisle, PA | January 2016
Oddities | Juried Group Show | Linus Gallery | Los Angeles, CA | November 2015
Abstracted | Invitational Group Show | Uforge Gallery | Jamaica Plain, MA | November 2015
"Edges" 4th Annual Encaustic Show | Juried Group Show | Morpho Gallery | Chicago, IL | August 2015
Corpus Illuminata | Juried Group Show | Tangent Gallery | Detroit, MI | August 2015
Juror's Choice | Juried Group Show | Uforge Gallery | Jamaica Plain, MA | July/August 2015
Artist Statement
Artist Statement
For me, art has always been a religion. So it is no surprise that religious themes and images are common in my work. Encaustic has become my primary medium for several reasons. Texture. Speed. Luminosity. Workability. The ability to melt and rework the paint, even after it has set.

Most of my recent work begins with found objects, scavenged or found at flea markets. There are times these objects present an immediate direction, but more often the spark is small and I need to live with the objects, finding relationships between objects and establishing color schemes that determine the final direction, determine what the finished work will be. As ideas surface they are sketched small, then sketched to size. Pencil and watercolor are combined to determine composition and color, with construction of the wood foundation coming next. Then I melt the wax.

What gives an object value and meaning? What makes an object a relic or a talisman? These questions drive my work. The symbols of Western religion are reoccurring themes in my work. Recently I find a social and political emphasis seeping into my art, which is no surprise considering our current social and political climate. Whatever the emphasis or leaning, I use found objects to explore the power of the objects, their spiritual and social meaning – for both myself and the viewer.
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