La Luz de Jesus Presents Daniel Elson

Daniel Elson

"Filling the Spaces"

June 5 - 28, 2009

After co-starring on a reality television series about torture for The History Channel in 2008, Daniel Elson has decided to turn his attention towards exhibiting his art full time. Stylistically, he draws inspiration from the nineteenth century Aesthetic movement and 1930s through 1940s animation, with hopes of achieving something universally appealing. “My current paintings are of a dark and personal nature, while my sculptures are two and one-half dimensional cute wooden characters that usually approach a tragic end” states Elson.

In addition to the paintings and sculptures, Elson will be showing two small drypoint intaglios. These are prints made from drawing into copper which are limited to about ten each as the copper wears out quickly.

Elson attended the Columbus College of Art and Design to pursue his childhood dream of being an animator. Spending most of his time studying academic drawing, Elson graduated in 2001 just in time to see the closure of every major traditional animation studio. Changing direction, Elson found work with the world’s largest producer of Halloween props and animatronics where he created pieces for Disney, Playboy, The Tonight Show, and Rockstar Energy Drink while also designing and fabricating countless props for theme parks, zoos, and hundreds of haunted houses, internationally.

Elson has created a body of deliciously unreal paintings, sculptures and toys, refining his material into a feast of details by stringing similar symbols and subject matter through his work to build a sense of change. As a student of art and a self-professed bibliophile, Elson’s work absorbs an enormous amount of influence from other artists, leading Elson to plant specific details within his creations to devise “a little art history scavenger hunt for nerds.”

"The Lesson"
Acrylic on board
25" x 15"
(in 19th century frame)
$700
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"The Choosing"
Acrylic on board
9.5" x 9.5"
(in 19th century frame)
$300
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"The Five Truths"
Acrylic on board
25" x 18.5"
(in repainted 19th century frame)
$800
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"The Floundering"
Acrylic on board
26" x 18"
(in repainted antique frame)
$750
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"The Illusion"
Drypoint print
Artist's proof
3.5" x 5.5"
$150
Sold

"The Sinking"
Drypoint print
#2 of 5
5.5" x 2.5"
$125
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"The Great Kitten Catastrophe #2"
Acrylic and enamel on wood and metal, rat trap
cat and meese - 3.5" x 10" x 4"
meese and trap - 3" x 7" x 3.5"
$350

"The Spaces in Between"
12 piece installation
"Unstill Life #1-11" & "Meese #16"
Acrylic on board, framed & acrylic and enamel on wood and metal
$1500
Sold