1 / 2

Legendary Carmel Artist Malcolm Moran Works on Display at Mo

Malcolm Moran moved to Carmel in 1963 and opened Gallery Carmel, which was a stage for his cast of thousands.

straightlinepr
Download Presentation

Legendary Carmel Artist Malcolm Moran Works on Display at Mo

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. LegendaryCarmelArtistMalcolm MoranWorksonDisplayatMountainsongGalleriesinCarmel-by-the-Sea Malcolm Moran movedtoCarmelin1963andopenedGallery Carmel,whichwas astage for hiscastofthousands. Carmel-By-Sea,CA, July 09,2014 -MalcolmMoranmoved to Carmelin1963andopenedGalleryCarmel, whichwasastageforhiscastof thousands.Hewasalsoa partnerintheHog'sBreath restaurantand hadhishomeand gallerymemorialized inthemovie"PlayMistyforMe". Hebecametheleaderofthecontemporary bronzesculpturemovement.Heistheinnovatorofdozensof techniquesstill used bymanyartiststoday.Hebeganhiseducationinarchitectureandindustrial designattheUniversityofWashingtonand went on to studyavarietyofmediumsatCornishArtSchool inSeattle,Art CenterSchool inLosAngeles,theKobeUnioninJapanand CranbrookAcademyinMichigan. Histechnicalskillswerehoned fromworking onadvancedstyling conceptsfortheBigThreein Detroit –Chrysler,General Motorsand Ford –andwent ontointeriordesignforthefirst Boeing707.Laterhewasnamed totheprestigious post asArt DirectoroftheSeattleWorldFair. Inthemid-fiftieshemetDonaldBubyand in1960they teamed toopen theirfirst galleryin Bloomfield,Michigan.In1963,Moransettled in Carmel, California,andwithBubytheyestablishedtheirnewgalleryandstudio.Hewould becomeaninfluential forceinthecontemporary bronze sculpturemovement.Manyofhisinnovativetechniquesstill resonatetoday. OneofMalcolm's greatest honorswasbeing invited byPresident Ford andhiswife,Bettytohave ashowing ofhisart attheWhiteHouse.InadditiontoMalcolm'sartcareer,hewasalsoa proud

  2. memberof themilitarybeginning withtheMerchant MarinesAcademyinCaliforniaand later serving intheArmyasaFirst Lieutenant during WWII.. Two works displayedatMountainsongGalleries: MalcolmMoranBRONZEFALCON $55,000.00 9”HX31”WX 28”D • • • • Malcolm startedhiscareerasadesignerinadvancedstyling conceptsfor General Motors,Ford,Chrysler,andBoeing inthe1950’sandwasappointed theart directorof the1962SeattleWorld’sFair wherethethemewas“SpaceAge”. ThisModernAbstract Sculptureinterpretationofafalconoriginallymadeonasmallerscale.A curiousOrnithologist heard ofMalcolmhaving livebirdsinhisstudio,suchasowls,pigeonsandPetethe Crow.Whenhesawthesmallsculptureofthefalconhewasextremelyimpressedonhowaccurateit was,it wasthebest interpretationhehaseverseen,and suggested hedoa larger one.Thispiecewasfifteenyears inthemaking. Thisoneofakind sculpture,ismountedonextremelyrareBigSurejade.Itisover100yearsoldand hasbeentumbledandnaturally polished bynature,undertheocean.Piecessuchasthisone arenowextinct.Thispiecehasbeeninthefamilycollection MalcolmMoranChildrenatPlay $50,000.00 19”HX 24”WX 12”D • • • • Thispiecewascommissioned byMr.and Mrs.EdgarKaiserof their sixchildren playing intheCypress trees. Thesculpture sitson twopiecesofveryrareBigSurjade. Thesculpturetookoneyear tocomplete.Mrs.Kaiser wroteMalcolmpersonallettersdescribingeachchild’personalinterests.Copiesoftheselettersareavailablewiththepurchaseofthepiece. Mr.Kaiserloved thispiecesomuch,heput inhiswill tohavethesculpturedisplayedonhisCrypt.Thefamilygranted hiswishes,but aftertimesomany peoplehad touched,thefamilywasworried itwould getdamaged,so theyhaditremoved.Having troubledeciding which siblingshouldkeepthepiecethey decided tosellit. Mr.&Mrs.Kaiser werecollectorsofMalcolmMoransculptures,Edgarkeptawharfscenealong withotherMoransculpturesonhisprivateYacht. Thisis trulyapieceofhistory. SavetheDates: Thegalleryhasannouncedaseriesofupcoming exhibitionsfromJuly– October2014includingtheFirst intheWorldOPAMastersOnlyShow inJuly.Savethedatesfortheseupcomingexhibitions.(allreceptionsopentothepublicwithan RSVP) • o o • o • o o First intheWorld OPAMastersOnlyShow: July25- August24Opening ReceptionJuly255:00-8:00All OPAMasters Oil PaintersofAmericaWesternRegionalShow: August 30 - September30Opening ReceptionAugust 305:00 - 8:00 The list ofartistswhohavebeenjuriedintothisevent hasnot yetbeenmadepublic.HuihanLiu&WeizhenLiang- CouplesShow: October4 -October31 Opening ReceptionOctober45:00 - 7:00 HuihanLiu,AISM, OPAMand hiswifeWeizhenLiang,AISM

More Related