Artist: Julyan Davis
Title: Candy Apples
Year: 2024
Medium: Four-color lithograph
Size: 20x15 inches
Edition of 20
Julyan Davis "Candy Apples" Lithograph
From Julyan Davis: "A good part of the work I have done over the past 35 years has been a kind of documentation in paint. Hundreds of places I have painted have since disappeared – due to neglect or demolition. In a way, my paintings of the mountain state fair in Asheville fit into this category. For a painter, the subject offers not just strong abstraction and vivid color, but also a kind of ‘Ash Can School’ opportunity for social commentary.
This is a four-color lithograph made in collaboration with the artist. The artist drew the "key" image (printed in dark red) on a lithograhic stone using washes, crayon, scratching and sanding. The color layers were made using aluminum lithographic plates.