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Dan Schein paints oil on canvas, and often without a sketch, thus, the emergence of the motifs through the painterly action, is revealed in the powerful strokes. Without distorting the colors, he depicts the forms of nature in rough caricatures, and faces are as well reduced to few, but vital marks. Dan Schein portrays his view on the world, often resulting in an inner unrest manifested by the brush method, as well as demonstrated in the scenes presented. The figures are often as uncovered as his view on them. Either they are literally naked, or in other ways exposed through awkward situations with an ambivalent ambience, emphasised with humour and irony. The characters belong to the edge of our society, far away from the urban cities. Here the cattle becomes meat, and the mud is not hidden, but instead plays an important role in the paintings, as Peter Michael Hornung describes:
“There is an affinity between the dirt and slushy mud in the pictures and the impasto painting technique used to depict landscapes and situations. In this process we encounter an artist's need to communicate strongly, personally and vitally for each sign in the picture is also meant as a life-sign. In these paintings the picturesque is obvious.” (From the catalogue: Dan Schein, Galleri Tom Christoffersen & Galleri Brandstrup, 2013)
Dan Schein (b. 1985) was born in South Africa he grew up in several places particularly in the United States and now lives in New York. He graduated in 2011 and studied at Purchase College SUNY and Tyler School of Art, Temple University, Philadelphia. Selected solo exhibitions: ”I Believe in Psychopaths” (2013), "As You Stand There Watching"(2012), Galleri Tom Christoffersen, Copenhagen and ”New Works” at Galleri Brandstrup, Oslo in 2014.
My Life is Small, Galleri Tom Christoffersen, 2021
Dearly Beloved, Galleri Tom Christoffersen, 2019
PAINTINGS OF HORSES AND OTHER THINGS ALSO, Marvin Gardens, 2018
Naked Pictures, Galleri Tom Christoffersen, 2017
Where Do We Dump The Bodies? Mike Weiss Gallery, 2016
4 New Paintings, Galleri Tom Christoffersen, 2015
I Believe in Psychopaths, Galleri Tom Christoffersen, 2013
As You Stand There Watching, Galleri Tom Christoffersen, 2012
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Stress, 2021, oil on canvas, 182h x 200w cm
Hit a bird with a broom, 2021, oil on canvas, 76h x 60w cm
Sunset Anxiety, 2020, oil on canvas, 50h x 40w cm
Business, 2019, Oil on canvas, 115 x 147 cm
Casual Fishing Picture, 2019, Oil on canvas, 170 x 230 cm
Green Juice, 2018, Oil on canvas, 115 x 147 cm
Red Sun, 2019, Oil on canvas, 61.5 x 76 cm
Grateful + Religious, 2019, Oil on canvas, 120 x 150 cm
The Keepers of The Everlasting Fickle Flame of Disdain and Abysmal Landscape, 2016, Oil on canvas, 183 x 244 cm
Riding the Beheaded Horse, 2017, Oil on canvas, 115 x 145 cm
Unless you Love, Your life will Flash by, 2012, Oil on canvas , 51 x 61 cm
Thief, 2012, Oil on canvas, 41 x 51 cm
Untitled (3), 2011, Oil on canvas, 46 x 50 cm
Driving a Stupid Car in the Rain, 2012, Oil on canvas , 41 x 51 cm