Daniel Falk - Artwork: Grateful Soul - Tribute to the life and music of Jerry Garcia

Monday, February 20, 2012

Grateful Soul - Tribute to the life and music of Jerry Garcia

Grateful Soul. 2012. New York and Tel-Aviv. Pen and Pencil on Paper. Daniel Falk.

Surrounded by a swirl of life and musical memories is Jerry's sagely face. A 'steal your face' image appears faintly in the lower right portion, inhaling and breathing the very fire that the Dead's music conjured up for Deadheads to dance to and spin new webs of magic. A Tye-dyed foundation honors the community Jerry proudly lead for so many wonderful years, and all along, the music never stopped. Thank you Jerry.

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Creative Approach and Technique

My drawings explore micro-landscapes of my nostalgic-imaginative process. They are mini-vignettes that appear as neural pathways and organic matter down to the cellular level. Many stories and scenes capture movement and interaction. Recognizable shapes (sometimes funny/odd characters) pop out, stretching and blending with each other to form a landscape full of cryptic communication, organic "intertwination" and other psycho-biochemical goodness. It's a fun and revealing process. The pen and pencil's intensity produces a range of shapes, textures, light levels and contrast. The type of paper influences the outcome, since the pressure on the pen or pencil determines line strength. I use a medium to heavy weight paper. A light, yet rapid brushing motion with varying pressure creates detailed shapes and shading. This is a very meditative process, and each piece takes about 25 to 50 hours to complete. I begin mainly without pre-determined or even pencil-sketched ideas of a set or known image, rather, I'm interested in spontaneous designs that flow from unfettered interactions between mind-imagination, hand and paper.

Bio

1975-1980, Water-color painting training, Wappingers Falls, New York.
1980-1984, Solo works, various competitions and prizes. Watercolor works.
1984-1987, Studies in pen and colored pencil; played keyboards in Paris Plus; Worked at Camp Huntington, High Falls, NY.
1987-1990, Pen drawings; BA, New York University
1991: Paris, France; studies with my uncle, artist Pierre Buraglio and my aunt, Tzipora Bodek, also a known French artist.
1990-1992, New pen drawings; singer/songwriter in The Felons of Love rock band, New York City.
1993-1996, Los Angeles, music video sales rep, executive producer; continual pen drawings.
1997-2000, BA, Music Theory and Composition, SUNY New Paltz; continual pen and colored pencil drawings.
2000-Present; Continual pen drawings; MA, Special Education, Columbia University. Art & Music Technology Studies. Completed my director's role at Camp Huntington, summer 2010.
2012-Paintings, oil on canvas. Seeking gallery representation.