Dan McCarthy: Freedom

By Dan McCarthy

The first comprehensive monograph surveying the expansive twenty-five-plus-year career of the highly influential artist, known for his rainbow-colored paintings, drawings, and emotive ceramic facepots.

McCarthy is known for his gestural and intuitive artwork. His brightly colored paintings, with loose brushwork, depict figures in action: dancing, surfing, fishing, and skateboarding often against a rainbow-colored background. His ongoing series of ceramic facepots delight with their hand-built immediacy and invested emotionality. McCarthy who worked on fishing boats near Catalina Island and cites the Pacific Ocean as a lasting influence on his work.

The beautifully curated book includes an 8-page gatefold and a French-fold jacket, which opens up to a collectible foldout poster.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 084783686X
• ISBN13: 9780847836864
• Release Date: September 2024
• Publisher: Rizzoli International Publications, Incorporated
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 3.24 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 9.3" x 11.2"