Jason D'Aquino



"Phillumeny"
June 1 - July 1, 2012
Opening Reception: Friday, June 1st; 8-11 PM

Jason D'Aquino is a miniaturist. The majority of his works are minute and meticulously detailed graphite renderings on vintage matchbook and other found surfaces. White highlights are introduced using watercolor undiluted with a single hair brush. The search for these found "canvases" has led him to strange corners of the world and to some unique treasures. He recently unearthed a hand-quilled, illustrated whaling manuscript from St. Petersburg Russia, which made its way to Christie's auction house in New York City.

"The matchbook was a canvas I fell in love with because it carries with it a universally recognizable built-in scale reference. Often collectors will first encounter my work through a blog or magazine article, and this makes it difficult to effectively convey scale...but once they see the matches, they can put the whole thing quickly in context. I also love the matchbook because it is a nostalgic, gritty, cheap little souvenir. I enjoy taking such a worthless surface and turning it into a coveted piece of art," states D'Aquino.

All pieces are framed in elegant, black wood frames with white matte-board under plexiglass.

Contact the Gallery Director for availability and purchase info: (323) 666-7667

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Iver Johnson Graphite on vintage portrait 7" x 11" in 15.25" x 19.75" frame $3,000.00	Pope Graphite on vintage portrait 7" x 9" in 15.25" x 17.75" frame $3,000.00	Head Graphite on found surface 7" x 9" in 15.25" x 18.75" frame $1,200.00
Trunk Graphite on notebook paper 8.5" x 11" in 16.75" x 19.75" frame $1,400.00	Enema Tray Graphite on medical notebook page 4.5" x 7.5" in 16" x 13.5" frame $900.00	Fountain Graphite on antique envelope 5" x 10" in 9.75" x 15.75" frame $1,300.00
Star Wars Graphite on carded medical bone screws 3.5" x 5" in 12" x 13.5" frame $2,500.00	Skeletons Graphite on antique ledger paper 6" x 8" in 16.5" x 15.25" frame $2,000.00	Booth Graphite on found paper 5" x 6" in 13.5" x 15" frame $1,200.00
Baked Beans Graphite on found paper 7.5" x 8" in 16.5" x 16.25" frame $1,400.00	Old Tyme Religion Graphite on vintage handwritten sign 22" x 9.5" in 30.75" x 19.25" frame $3,500.00	PTSD (gun flower) Graphite on 40s military marriage chart 10.5" x 16" in 19" x 25" frame $3,000.00
Stoned Graphite on vintage stencil 7" x 20" in 15.5" x 29" frame $1,900.00	Poor Graphite on vintage stencil 7" x 20" in 15.5" x 29" frame $1,900.00	Cause and Cure Graphite on antique prescriptions 4" x 5.5" (x2) in 13.5" x 17.25" frame $1,800.00
Bear Graphite on vintage matchbook 2" x 3.5" in 10.5" x 12.5" frame $1,000.00 Sold	Watch Graphite on vintage matchbook 2" x 3.5" in 12" x 10.25" frame $800.00	King Tut Graphite on vintage matchbook 2" x 3.5" in 10.25" x 12" frame $800.00
Cowgirl Graphite on vintage matchbook 2" x 3.5" in 10.25" x 12.5" frame $800.00	Peasant Graphite on vintage matchbook 1.5" x 3.5" in 9.5" x 12" frame $900.00	Blue Girl Graphite on vintage matchbook 2" x 3.5" in 10.25" x 12.25" frame $1,000.00
Reagan Graphite on vintage matchbook 1.5" x 3.5" in 10.5" x12.75" frame $800.00	Eraserhead Graphite on vintage matchbook 1.5" x 3.5" in 9.75" x 12.5" frame $800.00	Soldier Graphite on vintage matchbook 2" x 3.5" in 10.25" x 12" frame $800.00
Nine Graphite on vintage matchbook 2" x 3.5" in 10" x 12" frame $1,000.00	Dahmer Graphite on vintage matchbook 1.5" x 3.5" in 10.25" x 12.5" frame $800.00 Sold	Manson Graphite on vintage matchbook 2" x 3.5" in 10.25" x 12.5" frame $900.00
Berkowitz Graphite on vintage matchbook 1.5" x 3.5" in 9.5" x 12" frame $900.00	Gacy Graphite on vintage matchbook 1.5" x 3.5" in 9.5" x 12" frame $900.00	Dahlia Graphite on vintage matchbook 2" x 3.5" in 10.25" x 12.5" frame $900.00
Hot Date Graphite on vintage matchbook 2" x 3.5" in 10" 12" frame $1,000.00	Private Club (illicit desires) Graphite on vintage matchbook 2" x 3.5" in 9.75" x 12" frame $1,000.00	Street Graphite on vintage matchbook 1.5" x 3.5" in 9.25" x 12" frame $900.00
New Novelty Graphite on vintage matchbook 1.5" x 3.5" in 9.5" x 12" frame $900.00	Kiss Me and Die Graphite on vintage matchbook 1.5 " x 3.5" in 9.75" 12.75" frame $900.00	Blood Will Tell Graphite on vintage matchbook 1.5" x 3.5" in 9.75" x 12.75" frame $900.00 Sold
Poe Graphite on fragment of human skull 3" x 3" in 6.25" x 8.25" shadow box $1,300.00	Clara Graphite on vintage matchbook 2" x 3.5" in 10.75" x 13" frame $1,000.00	Buster Graphite on vintage matchbook 3" x 4" in 12.5" x 11.5" frame $1,000.00
	Candy Graphite on antique ledger paper 8" x 13" in 22" x 17.25" frame $2,000.00