Dan Witz

[sleepboy]

I thought his project Kilroy Variations was pretty cool.

[svenman]

brilliant!

[sleepboy]

A pretty interesting video as Dan talks about different aspects of his work.
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[joshualinergallery]

i always liked his work until i recently went to a solo exhibit he had in chelsea, found out that he paints on top of photos he took, kinda bummed me out a bit....

although i do like his street work like pictured above, the oils (which are usually appropriately referred to as oil on mixed media on canvas) just don't do it for me anymore (technically speaking)

see more of his gallery work here:

www.dfngallery.com/artists/artists_represented/dan_witz.htm

[sleepboy]

Hm.... I wonder how much of it is photos? Probably a lot. For example those recent kilroy variations...did he just paint the grills they are peaking through? Well, I believe he will have some work at Thinkspace for their "streets of brooklyn" show so I will be able to see it firsthand.

[thinkspace]

His Kilroy Variations are usually vinyl print outs of pieces/photos he did once, then he turns them into multiples to put up about the city. The two pieces we have are multiples from the streets that will be accompanied by photos of similar pieces installed in their proper environment.

Had no idea about his 'light' pieces were being painted over photos - bit of a bummer, but still no denying his strength of lighting. He just needs to loose the crutch of painting over photos, which many do still it seems, though I know many that do do so, are trying to get away from it as it becomes more and more looked down upon it seems.

[StephenW]

Seeing his work at "From the Streets of Brooklyn" really reminded me how crucial placement is for street art to really stand out. It goes beyond just simply getting up.



Not the best photo, but it's apparent how his work really doesn't pop on a white gallery wall.

[sleepboy]

His new "In Plain View" series.

[jlevinegallery]

say what you will, his Moshpit piece is insane

[svenman]

great looking piece.
reminds me of my younger years too.

[sleepboy]

is that a photo?

[jlevinegallery]

no photo- a painting in our current group show.
i can practically smell those dudes...

[evilchoy]

If I remember correctly that was from a previous show in 2007 and it was mixed media I thought he would take a photo and then paint on it or "reference" it

www.danwitzstreetart.com/figure6new.html

[sleepboy]

Halloween piece put up in LA as he prepares for his show at Carmichael Gallery.

[|peetov|]

i've been pretty into dan's nightscape and lamp work and after seeing it in person i was floored. i didn't see any posted in his thread here so i thought i'd share some of it. his paintings play off of the light in the room to a degree that if you have the room lighting on a dimmer and toggle the level of the light the lamps or buildings, whatever is lit in his paintings, looks like they are on the dimmer themselves. it's hard to explain. it looks like you're controlling the light in the painting is the easiest way to explain it. they catch even the smallest amount of light and begin to glow and as the light in the room increases so does the intensity of the light from the lit source in the painting. i will post a video where it's demonstrated. here's some of the stuff:












edit: oh crap i just noticed this video was in a previous post. sorry about that.

here's the video where he shows the lighting effect. the whole video is pretty interesting, but if you fast forward to around the 3:25 mark you can see him talk about and demonstrate the effect. i was kind of skeptical until i saw it in person because it basically looks like he has spotlights on the paintings, but i saw it happen with pretty even light and the effect was similar. it was pretty incredible.

[Weekender]

Dan Witz in Action...and Got this link from the Wooster Collective Site
www.woostercollective.com/

[sleepboy]

That new series of work is pretty cool. I think I recognize those stockinged legs...haha.

[Weekender]

Those are cool indeed, the placement in high traffic area or bottleneck place in a freeway ....could be dangerous if not careful! Stockinged legs can really catch attention. Cheers!

[sleepboy]

Some pretty sweet new work from Dan. More pics here.

[|peetov|]

oh man, awesome. i've had the pleasure of seeing his lamp paintings and some of his "mosh" paintings in person and they are really impressive. definitely something to see.

[Weekender]

i agree , great works in that show. Too bad wasnt able to see it in person, but the works are strong.

[sleepboy]

[sleepboy]

Pretty nice setup for the Lazarides show. More pics here.

[sleepboy]

He has a show opening later this month in Rome. More info here/a].

[treweman]

Dec 30, 2008 7:39:05 GMT -8 joshualinergallery said:

i always liked his work until i recently went to a solo exhibit he had in chelsea, found out that he paints on top of photos he took, kinda bummed me out a bit....

although i do like his street work like pictured above, the oils (which are usually appropriately referred to as oil on mixed media on canvas) just don't do it for me anymore (technically speaking)

see more of his gallery work here:

www.dfngallery.com/artists/artists_represented/dan_witz.htm

Anyone care to comment further on this issue? My own thoughts on this are a bit muddled, and I was hoping that if a few more members could/would share their thoughts it might help me. I really like some of Dan's work, and have recently been in communication with Giuseppe at Wunderkammern Gallery in Rome about the possibility of purchasing one of the pieces on exhibit there. But I'm hesitating. There is no question that the piece I like is one of the "oil and digital media" paintings that sparked the comment by Joshua Liner Gallery.