In the late 1980s, Daphnis' style evolved again as he began to integrate new forms of computer technology into his practice. 55-27-76, 1976. Their contact with World War II affected their artistic practice and theoretical perspectives, since machines played a critical role. While Daphnis is generally regarded as a self-taught artist, though he did pursue some formal training. Daphnis eventually became partners with Gratwick in the business and art of hybridizing tree peonies, creating many beautiful cultivars and naming them after artists and figures in Greek mythology. A though Nassos Daphnis associated with the most influential painters on the American scene during his developmental years, he was never identified with a school or trend. Daphnis eventually became partners with Gratwick in the business and art of hybridizing tree peonies, creating many beautiful cultivarsand na… Castelli cultivated an impressive roster of artists including Jasper Johns, Robert Rauschenberg, Frank Stella, and Nassos Daphnis. Tree peonies from Japan, he replied, and he began to tell me how he had gotten the plants. Daphnis speaks of influences and his work; residing in Provincetown, Mass; exhibitions; revisiting Greece; rejections from galleries; part-time jobs; and change of art … A new definition of good and evil has now been found, and in returning to a world of greater hope and faith he seizes the beauty of the natural world - especially its plant-life whose forms he has always deeply loved - with a thicker complex of emotions. Castelli cultivated an impressive roster of artists including Jasper Johns, Robert Rauschenberg, Frank Stella, and Nassos Daphnis. A budding artist, in 1938 he sold a painting to William Gratwick, who owned a large estate, Linwood Gardens, in western New York. I arrived late in the evening, so it wasn't until the next morning that I had a chance to walk around the grounds. This continued for several years, as I came back each spring until 1942, when I was inducted into the Army..."[10], Color-plane theory and hard-edge painting: 1950s-2010. Jan 1 – Apr 1. About the artist: Nassos Daphnis, born in 1914 in the village of Krokeai near Sparta, arrived in the United States in January 1930. -. Nassos Daphnis was born in Krockeai, Greece on July 23, 1914. 58 askART auction records for the artist: Nassos Daphnis. The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) Collected by a major institution. A new definition of good and evil has now been found, and in returning to a world of greater hope and faith he seizes the beauty of the natural world - especially its plant-life whose forms he has always deeply loved - with a thicker complex of emotions. Self-taught, he had his first one-man exhibition at the Contemporary Arts Gallery, New York, in 1938 and in 1969 he had retrospectives at Albright-Knox in Buffalo, New York and the Everson Museum of Art in Syracuse, New York. In Manhattan he went to work in his uncle's flower shop, and attended night school to … In the late 1950s, Daphnis developed his color-plane theory to liberate color from the restriction of form. He created approximately 500 tree peonies and 48 of them were named and registered with the American Tree Peony Society and further propagated. Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington, D.C. Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL, Macedonian Museum of Contemporary Art, Thessaloniki, Greece, Provincetown Art Association and Museum, Provincetown, MA, University of Michigan Museum of Art, Ann Arbor, MI, Utah Museum of Fine Arts, Salt Lake City, UT, Arts Achievement Award, Queens Museum Art, New York (1999), Richard A. Florsheim Art Fund Award, U.S.A. (1992), The Pollock-Krasner Foundation Award, U.S.A. (1986), New England 350th Celebration Exhibition, U.S.A. (1972), National Endowment of the Arts Grant Award, U.S.A. (1971), Boca Raton Museum Award, Boca Raton, FL (1971), National Foundation of the Arts and Humanities Award, U.S.A. (1966), Purchase Award: Painting donated to the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York (1962), This page was last edited on 21 March 2021, at 15:19. The cause was Alzheimer’s disease, his son, Demetri, said in announcing the death last week. From 1951-1952, he continued his studies at the Istituto Statale D'Arte in Firenze, Italy. The artist Nassos Daphnis. His early paintings were based on memories of Greece. When Italy invaded Greece in 1940 and Greek War Relief was organized, all the Greek American artists in New York got together: "Constant, Vassos, Lekakis, Nassos Daphnis, everyone. He had been drawing and carving since childhood, and getting beaten for it by the village schoolmaster. This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. While Daphnis is generally regarded as a self-taught artist, he did pursue some formal training. Nassos Daphnis . At Kouros, a group of rarely seen canvases and watercolors from 1947-48 deals with organic, floral and undersea forms, in poetic compositions of luminous color. Following his military service, Daphnis trained at the Art Students League of New York. Castelli cultivated an impressive roster of artists including Jasper Johns, Robert Rauschenberg, Frank Stella, and Nassos Daphnis. Buffalo, Albright-Knox Art Gallery; Syracuse, Everson Museum of Art, Nassos Daphnis: Work Since 1951, March - June 1969 Literature James R. Mellow, 'Nassos Daphnis: A Perennial Order', Art International , 20 March 1969, pp. Self-taught, he had his first one-man exhibition at the Contemporary Arts Gallery, New York, in 1938 and in 1969 he had retrospectives at Albright-Knox in Buffalo, New York and the Everson Museum of Art in Syracuse, New York. Nassos Daphnis (born July 23, 1914, Krokeai, Greece – d. November 23, 2010, Provincetown, Massachusetts, U.S.) was a Greek-born American abstract painter, sculptor and tree peony breeder. Daphnis, a florist by early training and […] These include: Daphnis' career as a breeder of tree peonies was as prolific as his career as an artist. Daphnis' employment of computer-generated graphics and use of the Atari ST to develop his radical digital landscapes can best be understood as a proto New Media attitude.[4]. Nassos Daphnis, born in 1914 in the village of Krokeai near Sparta, arrived in the United States in January 1930. [6] Daphnis received his first solo exhibition at the gallery, Pixel Fields, from September 17-October 24, 2015 and his diptych 4-A-78, 4-B-78, 1978 was included in the group exhibition, Ballet Mecanique from January 16-February 20, 2016. Daphnis was one of his most shown artists with 17 solo shows. Nassos Daphnis had been drawing and carving since childhood; his passion for art led to many beatings by the village schoolmaster in his small Greek town. From 1949-1951, Daphnis studied in Paris. From March 24-April 11, 1947, Daphnis had an eponymous solo exhibition at the Contemporary Arts Gallery at 106 E 57th St, New York at which his biomorphic paintings were featured. Nassos Daphnis (1914-2010) was a Greek-born American painter and sculptor recognized for his mastery of geometric abstraction and his evolution into what became known as hard-edge painting. Wikidata Q6967681 He came to the United States in 1930. Nassos Daphnis, 1914–2010. He began as a realist and following the war, moved on to biomorphic forms with a Surrealist influence. Included in a major ... Shows Featuring Nassos Daphnis. Daphnis served in the United States Army from 1942 to 1945. See available prints and multiples, paintings, and works on paper for sale and learn about the artist. Home/ Artists/ Post-Painterly Abstraction / Nassos Daphnis/ All works Nassos Daphnis: List of works - All Artworks by Date 1→10 List of works Nassos Daphnis (born July 23, 1914, Krokeai, Greece – d. November 23, 2010, Provincetown, Massachusetts, U.S.) was a Greek-born American abstract painter, sculptor and tree peony breeder. His interest in tree peonies began in 1938 when he met William H. Gratwick of Linwood Gardens, a prominent breeder of tree peonies. From 1949-1951, Daphnis studied in Paris. LOT 118, SALE 1949. He came to the United States in 1930. View Nassos Daphnis’s 123 artworks on artnet. He came to the United States in 1930. View Nassos Daphnis’s 123 artworks on artnet. Planning, close organization, and definition enter the pictures; and with those controls comes an abstraction which is increasing." Reference sheet with basic information about the artist and pointers to other references. In New York, he continued drawing during odd hours and eventually, Daphnis purchased paints and set up a studio of his own. He was actively supported by Castelli for 38 years and his work has been placed in some of the most prestigious institutional collections including the Guggenheim, the Whitney, and the MoMA. Albright-Knox Northland 612 Northland Avenue Buffalo, New York 14211 Name Nassos Daphnis Born Krokeai, Sparta, Greece Died Provincetown, Massachusetts born Krokeai, Greece 1914-died Provincetown, MA 2010 Active in. Similarly, from May 16-June 10, 1967, Daphnis' work was exhibited in dialogue with Nicholas Krushenick's in "Paintings/Collages Krushenick/Daphnis" at the Franklin Siden Gallery in Detroit.