Julyan Davis "Elephant Ride" 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.”

Julyan has been painting vanishing America for over 30 years. This series of lithographs was conceived as a return to the subject of the Asheville Mountain State Fair. We talked a lot about the history of printmaking (especially lithography) and how to build a graphic narrative image in the flat forms of printmaking. The images generate a sense of nostalgia while showcasing his incredible drawing skill.

These prints were co-published with the artist and Blue Spiral 1 Gallery in Asheville, NC. 

Davis received a BA degree in painting and printmaking from the Byam Shaw School of Art in London. He has exhibited extensively throughout the UK and the United States. Davis’s paintings are in the permanent collections of the Asheville Museum of Art, Gibbes Museum of Art (SC), Greenville Museum of Art (SC), Morris Museum (GA), among many other public and private collections. Julyan currently works from his studio in Asheville, North Carolina.

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