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For Immediate Release: Santa Fe, NM, September 24, 2007
Contact:
Michael McDowell or
Sharla Throckmorton-McDowell
POP Gallery Santa Fe
133 W. Water Street, Santa Fe, NM 87501
505.820.0788ph or 505.820.0789fax
Sharla@popsantafe.com
www.popsantafe.com
Another first for Santa Fe courtesy of POP Gallery:
POP Gallery debuts original and limited edition works by internationally renowned artist Clifford Bailey.
Clifford Nolan Bailey (born Miami 1969), graduated New York's School of Visual Arts (SVA) in 1991 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. Now living in Los Angeles, he has gone on to develop an imaginative and highly individualized style of painting.
After graduating SVA in 1991, Bailey set his sights on Miami's exploding South Beach night scene, throwing "one-night only" exhibitions at bustling clubs and crowded pool halls, where he attracted the attention of dozens of local businesses and collectors who quickly snatched up his work, bringing him great exposure and promotion. To this day, Bailey remains a traveling artist, riding on the waves of his artwork to destinations all over the country.
He exhibits his work in galleries, nightclubs, boutiques, as well as several private homes in cities such as Atlanta, Birmingham, Nashville, Miami, New York and Los Angeles.
His paintings evoke the era and ambiance of the roaring twenties, but with a modern twist; from his portraits of musicians in fine-tailored suits to his sparse and dramatic street scenes, his work continues to be admired and acquired by collectors around the world.
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"I first saw Clifford Bailey's work in Miami...I liked 'em a lot, especially the ones of musicians. So, I bought one....now it's the prominent painting in our house. He also painted our house...and cleaned my teeth. He's a full-service artist."
-Dave Barry (pulitzer-prize winning author, humorist.)
Clifford BAILEY’s highly individualized style of painting is often described as vibrant, exciting, and sophisticated. The artist captures the very energy and essence of Jazz and Jazz clubs as he puts his unique understanding of music into his uplifting and compelling compositions. The viewer is instantly swept up into the days of the Roaring 20’s as well as the undeniable opulence and refinement of the 30’s and 40’s.
The stylized characters in BAILEY’s work entertain the viewer through the artist’s effective use of subtle and harmonious color and detail. One can sense the “rhythm” of BAILEY’s simplified, yet potent, brush strokes as he orchestrates his vignettes of swinging bands, sultry torch- singers, too-hip crooners, and even sophisticated symphonies.
JAZZ, in essence, developed as a musical style exploring and experimenting with vibrant and boldly improvisational use of instruments in an almost rebellious fashion. BAILEY has adapted this witches-brew formula for creativity to his unique brand of painting. As he says himself, “Music has always inspired me. When I see the faces of people under the spell of music, I have an urge to capture their expressions on canvas. There is an emotional intensity I find fascinating. And then there is the rhythm of painting itself, the way the brush slaps and strokes the canvas, the color combinations and shapes of compositions and form; it’s all music to me.”--Clifford Bailey
Given his already robust following and the consistent demand for his paintings, the future seems bright for Clifford BAILEY and his artwork. And as such a popular and successful artist at this pivotal dawn of the 21st century, it is likely that Clifford BAILEY’s art future may very well become art history. POP Gallery is pleased to be part of the adventure and history in the making!
Contact Michael or Sharla for additional images. Thank you!
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