Daniel Kelly has won worldwide renown for his printmaking and his
striking, large-scale paintings, many of which are included in the
collections of major institutions in the U.S: MoMA, New York; the
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; the Brooklyn Museum; The New York
Public Library; Portland Art Museum; Cincinnati Art Museum; the Los
Angeles County Museum of Art; the Smithsonian American Art Museum; and
The Cleveland Museum of Art. Now, the work of this remarkable American
artist is showcased in a comprehensive, lavish volume.
Kelly's work is distinguished by a unique style that incorporates both
Western and Japanese materials and techniques, and by a unique
viewpoint: he is an American who has lived in Kyoto for more than thirty
years, and his work conveys images of Japan through the eyes of a
Westerner.
This book catalogues Kelly's work from 1977 to the present. The volume
is divided into three main parts: Painting shows 44 color plates of his
most outstanding paintings; Printmaking shows 42 color plates of a
selection of the best of his prints, including many of the pieces that
have been bought by leading art institutions across the United States
and around the world. The third and final part of the book is the Print
Catalogue Raisonné, a comprehensive, illustrated catalogue of all his
editioned prints from 1977 to 2009.
The book carries a short foreword and appreciation by world-famous
Japanese novelist Banana Yoshimoto, and a critical introduction to
Kelly's work by Hollis Goodall, curator of Japanese art at the Los
Angeles County Museum of Art.
