Casado Dan | Contemporary Artist: Artworks & Biography
Casado Dan
- France
Painter
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Art is the tool to re-construct the world. Art is my key.
Dan was born and raised in the city of Mar del Plata, Argentina. He studied graphic design in art school where he met his future wife, Julia Sisi. But the classical education seemed too simplistic for the two young artists. They dreamed of freedom. Together, they dropped out in search of a pure artistic language, detached from any theoretical or aesthetic influence. They abandoned themselves to painting instinctively, following the path traced by the artists of the Art Brut (Outsider Art) movement (Jean Dubuffet). In 1981, fleeing the dictatorial regime of their country, they moved to Barcelona where they worked in antiques for a while. Dan salvaged scraps of restored wood furniture to make sculptures. In 2003, they left the continent to move to El Hierro, a small volcanic island in the Canary Islands, where they established their home workshop. Since 2006, they have participated in many exhibitions around the world. Isolated without being reclusive, they are members of Who-Ha-Da-Da Outsider Art Group and NeoOutsiders, the international group of artists.
In their green paradise, Dan works facing the ocean to the sound of 60s Blues and Soul music. Creating is for him a way to "re-build the world." Recycling takes on artistic and ecological significance. Giving a second life to discarded materials and turning them into works of art, Dan questions man's view of materials. In his highly coloured portraits, he combines natural elements with pasted newspapers. He plays on the transparency of the medium to create backgrounds that are rich in detail. Text rubs shoulders with paint in perfect harmony. Dan defines the various figures (people, animals) by thick black outlining to make them stand out better. His works offer an alternative to reality by transporting us to a happy dream world.
- France :
- 2013ExhibitionDetroit, United States of America (the)
- 2012ExpositionChiangMai, Thailand
- 2007Participation in the Folk FestAtlanta, United States of America (the)
- 2006Participation in the Raw Arts FestivalValence, Spain
- 1956BirthMar del Plata, Argentina
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(131 Artworks)
131 Artworks
Casado Dan
Tree man
25 x 25 cm280 EURCasado Dan
Cat family
25 x 25 cm280 EURCasado Dan
Red fish
25 x 25 cm280 EURCasado Dan
The nest
25 x 25 cm280 EURCasado Dan
In the air
36 x 36 cm480 EURCasado Dan
Smart
25 x 25 cm280 EURCasado Dan
Red mountains
36 x 36 cm480 EURCasado Dan
Red land
36 x 36 cm480 EURCasado Dan
The island
36 x 36 cm480 EURCasado Dan
The light
80 x 80 cm2.100 EURCasado Dan
Watermelon man
25 x 25 cm280 EURCasado Dan
Thinking green
19 x 19 cm180 EURCasado Dan
In the meantime
50 x 50 cm1.150 EURCasado Dan
Red siren
13 x 13 cm110 EURCasado Dan
Sailing
19 x 19 cm180 EURCasado Dan
Waves
25 x 25 cm280 EURCasado Dan
Street life
36 x 36 cm480 EURCasado Dan
Smart cat
19 x 19 cm180 EURCasado Dan
Green hill
19 x 19 cm180 EURCasado Dan
Meaningful
36 x 36 cm480 EURCasado Dan
Mr Tree
19 x 19 cm180 EURCasado Dan
Learning to fly
13 x 13 cm110 EURCasado Dan
Fishes in the sky
36 x 36 cm480 EURCasado Dan
Under the sun
36 x 36 cm480 EURCasado Dan
Blue bird
25 x 25 cm280 EURCasado Dan
Quiet place
13 x 13 cm110 EURCasado Dan
Ancient portrait
36 x 36 cm480 EURCasado Dan
The bottle
25 x 25 cm280 EURCasado Dan
Bee man
36 x 36 cm480 EURCasado Dan
In yellow
25 x 25 cm280 EURCasado Dan
Animal
13 x 13 cm110 EURCasado Dan
Black moons
36 x 36 cm480 EURCasado Dan
The elephant
19 x 19 cm180 EURCasado Dan
The saylor 2
25 x 25 cm280 EURCasado Dan
Tree keepers
19 x 19 cm180 EURCasado Dan
The fish
19 x 19 cm180 EURCasado Dan
The car
13 x 13 cm110 EURCasado Dan
Sunday
25 x 25 cm280 EURCasado Dan
Open house
19 x 19 cm180 EURCasado Dan
Trilogy
19 x 19 cm180 EURCasado Dan
Going home
36 x 36 cm480 EURCasado Dan
Greenland
13 x 13 cm110 EURCasado Dan
Walker
36 x 36 cm480 EURCasado Dan
Walking the dog
25 x 25 cm280 EURCasado Dan
Coffee in Paris
19 x 19 cm180 EURCasado Dan
Marine dream
50 x 50 cm1.150 EURCasado Dan
Friends
19 x 19 cm180 EURCasado Dan
Landscape
25 x 25 cm280 EURCasado Dan
Tow Seas
19 x 19 cm180 EURCasado Dan
Love letters
25 x 25 cm280 EURCasado Dan
Thinking
13 x 13 cm110 EURCasado Dan
Catman
13 x 13 cm110 EURCasado Dan
The House
50 x 50 cm1.150 EURCasado Dan
Bird Man
19 x 19 cm180 EURCasado Dan
Coffee
36 x 36 cm480 EURCasado Dan
The lake
36 x 36 cm480 EURCasado Dan
The place
19 x 19 cm180 EURCasado Dan
Couple
19 x 19 cm180 EURCasado Dan
Red cats
19 x 19 cm180 EURCasado Dan
Dream
50 x 50 cm1.150 EUR