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Living people21st-century American paintersPainters from California1975 birthsUniversity of California, Los Angeles alumniPeople from Pacific Palisades, Los AngelesArtists from Los AngelesAmerican male painters
visual artistvinyl recordsPacific Palisades, CABrentwoodCyberneticsUniversity of California, Los AngelesArizonapointillisticacrylic paintVH1Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino HollywoodVEVORoger SteffensDavid Lynch FoundationTom WaitsIggy PopPhoenix Magazine
Daniel Edlen (born November 18, 1975) is a visual artist known for creating vinyl art, portraits of musicians and entertainers hand-painted on their vinyl records.[1][2] Raised in Pacific Palisades, CA, he attended the Brentwood Art Center, learning to draw and paint. He also studied Cybernetics at University of California, Los Angeles.
After moving to Arizona, Daniel Edlen began creating his vinyl art using a modified pointillistic technique.[3] White acrylic paint dabbed on creates an image "a bit like a black and white newspaper photo in reverse".[4] It is noted that painting the recycled records is "a meticulous process that... often translates to one hyper-realistic rendering per month".[5] It's also been remarked that it is "a truly unique message-meets-medium portraiture technique, using the physical canvas of artists’ talent — their records — to paint portraits of them in white acrylic."[6]
Notable works have been shown by VH1, commissioned by the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Hollywood and VEVO,[4] as well as done for the Roger Steffens Reggae Archives.[7] Edlen was also commissioned by the David Lynch Foundation to paint a series of pieces, which were signed by the artists like Tom Waits and Iggy Pop to be auctioned to benefit the foundation.[8]
In an interview with Phoenix Magazine, Edlen stated his reason for creating his Vinyl Art, "They celebrate the subject and the object, the art and the artifact.”[3]
References
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^ Edlen, Daniel. "About Me". Vinyl Art by Daniel Edlen. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
^ ab Tropiano, Dolores (July 2014). "Artist of the Month - Daniel Edlen". Phoenix Magazine. 49 (7): 40. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
^ ab Santiago, Brandon "Bova" (November–December 2013). "Gather and See the Music". Riphort.com (13): 24.
^ Brooks, Katherine. "Vinyl Artist on the LP Too Sacred to Paint". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
^ Popova, Maria. "Meta-Vinyl Creativity". Brain Pickings. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
^ "Bob Marley: Art and Soul". The Beat. 27 (2): 32. 2008.
^ "Iggy Pop Autographed Vinyl Artwork at David Lynch Foundation Music". Iggy and the Stooges Raw Power. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
External links
- brentwood art center homepage