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Nolan Haan
 
 
About the Artist

I do paintings of cinderblock walls in acrylic on silk. Please visit my website at www.AddictedToWalls.com

 
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In Defense of Graffiti

2006
acrylic/krylon/chalk on silk
152 x 102

words by Gilberte Brassai

Graffiti isn't what it used to be

2007
acrylic/chalk on silk
127 x 178

Graffiti isn't what it used to be

Classic

2007
acrylic on silk
102 x 152

Classic
One of a series of paintings that comments on how the origins of art relate to contemporary art and advertising, inviting comparisons of changing environments and corresponding rites of passage.

Eat your heart out, Marcel

2007
acrylic/chalk on silk
102 x 152

Eat your heart out, Marcel
a little fun with Duchamp

Tag as Design

2008
acrylic on silk
178 x 152

Tag as Design
I do paintings of a cinderblock wall. These are not photos of walls, they are acrylic paintings. I think some graffiti tags are beautiful, abstract designs.

Invisible

2007
acrylic on silk
152 x 102

Homage to Michelangelo

2006
acrylic on silk
142 x 102

The Edge

2008
acrylic on silk
142 x 102 cm

This is a trompe l'oeil painting of a corner of a cinderblock column. It is shaped to match the natural contours of the wall.

Rain

2008
acrylic on silk
102 x 142 cm

Rain
This is a trompe l'oeil painting of a corner of a cinderblock wall. It is shaped to match the natural contours of the wall.

Inside corner

2008
acrylic on silk
122 x 102 cm

Inside corner
This is a trompe l'oeil painting of a corner of a cinderblock column. It is flat and is shaped to match the natural contours of the wall.

Outcropping

2008
acrylic on silk

Outcropping
This is a trompe l'oeil painting of a corner of a cinderblock wall. It is flat and is shaped to match the natural contours of the wall.

Alright

2009
acrylic on silk
122 x 183 cm

Alright
This is a trompe l'oeil painting of a corner of a cinderblock wall. The painting is completely flat and is shaped to match the natural contours of the wall.

The Choice

2009
acrylic on silk
122 x 224 cm

The Choice
This is a trompe l'oeil painting of a cinderblock wall. The painting is completely flat and is shaped to match the natural contours of the wall.

Floating

2009
acrylic on silk
102 x 142 cm

Floating
This is a trompe l'oeil painting of a cinderblock wall. The painting is flat and is shaped to match the natural contours of the wall.

Two Walls

2006
acrylic on silk
122 x 152

Two Walls
I do paintings of cinder block walls on silk. Please visit my website at www.AddictedToWalls.com

The Foundation

2009
acrylic on silk
144 x 183

The Foundation
This trompe l'oeil painting embraces the texture and beauty of a cinder block, encouraging the viewer to see it as a sculptural piece of art.

Fuck all the haters

2007
acrylic on silk
102 x 102

Fuck all the haters

Stack

2009
acrylic on silk
102 x 152

This is a painting of a stack of cinder blocks. Please visit my website at www.AddictedToWalls.com
 
Education and biography
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS:
2007 Boca Raton Museum of Art, "All Florida Competition and Exhibition"
2007 Art & Culture Center of Hollywood, "All Media Biennale", Florida
2006 Boca Raton Museum of Art, "All Florida," Curated by Anne Ellegood, Hirshhorn Museum
2006 Hortt, "The Best of S. Florida," curated by Tom McPherson, Mobile Museum of Art
2005 Coral Springs Art Museum, Coral Springs, FL
2004 Hortt Exhibition, Cornell Museum-Crest Theater, Delray Beach, FL
2004 ArtsServe, Fort Lauderdale, FL
2003 Mind's Eye Gallery, Fort Lauderdale, FL
1993 Ward Museum Permanent Collection, Salisbury, MD
1992 Hortt Exhibition, Museum of Art, Fort Lauderdale, FL
1992 Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum, Wausau, WI
1992 Kurayoshi City Museum, Japan
1992 Iida City Museum, Japan
1992 Kushiro City Museum, Japan
1991 Broward Art Guild, Fort Lauderdale, FL
1991 Broward Art Guild, Fort Lauderdale, FL
1991 Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum, Wausau, WI
1990 Rochester Museum, NY
1989 Haggerty Museum, Marquette
1986 Genesse Museum, Genesse, NY
1986 Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum, Wausau, WI
1985 Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum, Wausau, WI
1984 Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum, Wausau, WI

AWARDS:
2006 Award of Merit: "In Defense of Graffiti," Boca Raton Museum of Art
2004 Best in Show: "Music in Art" ArtServe, Fort Lauderdale, FL
1992 Best in Show: "The Human Image" Broward Art Guild, Fort Lauderdale, FL
1991 Best in Show: "Chiaroscuro" Broward Art Guild, Fort Lauderdale, FL
1991 Best in Show: "The Color Blue" Broward Art Guild, Fort Lauderdale, FL

EDUCATION:
BS, Albright College, Reading, PA



 
Future shows
Art and Culture Center of Hollywood, Florida's "All Media Juried Biennial" April 5-May 21

Boca Raton Museum of Art, June 12 to August 27
 
Website:  www.AddictedToWalls.com
 
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