Born in Kewaskum, Wisconsin in 1965 and now living with his wife Jennifer and their young children, Dan's interest in art emerged as a teenager. Studying at the American Academy of Art in Chicago, Illinois, he was inspired by his voracious appetite for museums and modern masters such as John Singh Sargent, Alphonse Mucha, Nicolas Fitchin, Joaquin Solora, Carl von Marr, and many other French and American Impressionists.
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Dan was particularly interested and appreciated in modern Russian art and in the luxurious canvases of the painters Nikolai Fechin, Isaac Leviathan and Ilya Repin. As Dan puts it, their paintings are "completely loose, but thoughtful and faithful, not flashy at all".
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In fact, the powerful and evocative beauty of Gerhardz's paintings is also largely due to the looseness, honesty and fidelity of his style. Dan's paintings cover a range of themes, most notably female figures in idyllic settings or intimate interiors.
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Daniel is at his best among the subjects, genre themes, sacred idyllic landscapes or isolated figures of quiet rest, meditation or contemplation in everyday life. His mastery of the female figure, especially the figure in which he wears clothes, is outstanding. He drew inspiration from the ancient traditions of Romanticism and Symbolism.
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Daniel's absolutely luxurious surfaces, colors and lighting are in harmony with his expressionist brushstrokes, application of light and shadow, and modeling. His paintings are sensitive and evocative creations that dramatize his bold and ambitious technique. He was at his best when he allowed himself to explore the surface in a free and painterly way, while retaining his sense of the other worldly.
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His themes evoke a sense of eternity and idealism, but for the most part, Dan draws on his home and community in Wisconsin, including family and friends. His sense of intimacy and honesty with his subordinates is a direct result of his closeness and closeness to them. The projection of tranquility, rest and rich introspection stems from his knowledge of the content of art.
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In Gerhardz's paintings, ordinary or mundane things are transformed into higher realities, thus creating a more important feeling. Emotion is an important part of his expressive design, and his mastery of anatomy, humanoid and complex surfaces combine to make his canvas a very powerful visual experience.
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Regarding his work, Dan once said: "As an artist, my wish is that the images I paint will point to the creator, not me, the conveyor belt. J.S. Bach said it best when he signed his work Soli Deo Gloria that only glory goes to God.
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Daniel Gerhartz was born in Wisconsin in 1965 and now lives with his wife Jennifer and their three young children. His interest in art was piqued at a very young age, when a teenage friend suggested they spend a dull afternoon painting. It was at that moment that he discovered his life's work.
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Daniel began his art education at the American Academy of Art in Chicago, where he studied the classical tradition and immersed himself in the application of technology and design. After a brief stay in commercial art, he began to pursue fine art. Visit the museum and study the works and paintings of the masters with contemporary artists. Daniel found his passion for painting in life.
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This direct approach to people and landscapes allows him to see and try to capture the infinite nuances of light, color, and form.
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This continues to drive his enthusiasm today. Since then, he has been making appearances in solo and group exhibitions across the country and has won several awards at prestigious National Invitational Exhibitions, and his work is collected by national and international collectors.
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The artist's skillful and technically skilled works celebrate the creation of the world, the human form, and the connection to the landscape and the environment are particularly important. Many of his characters wore dramatic costumes, which he often invented because of its aesthetic appeal and lyrical qualities for other senses of the mundane.
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Daniel's theme evokes a sense of eternity and idealism, but for the most part, Dan has borrowed from his family and community, including family and friends, as themes.
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Daniel's sense of intimacy and honesty with his subjects was a direct result of his closeness and closeness to them. The projection of tranquility, rest and rich introspection stems from his knowledge of the content of art.
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Daniel Gerhartz has become an important American painter among the leading talents of our time. Regarding his work, Dan once said:
"My goal is to effectively document the richness of our human experience, the contrast between life and death, dance with Dig, beauty and commonality, joy and sorrow, hope and despair, while ultimately providing a message of hope and pointing the viewer to eternity."
"As I portray my subjects from life and have the privilege of studying the awesome breadth and depth of the beauty of the world that created it, it is humbling to think about the greatness of our Creator. Johann Sebastian Bach, when signing his work Soli Deo Gloria, said well that only God can glorify it.