Velvet painting
A velvet painting is a type of painting distinguished by the use of velvet (usually black velvet) as the support, in place of canvas, paper, or similar materials. The velvet provides an especially dark background against which colors stand out.
Velvet painting is an ancient[when?] technique, and took on a new popularity in the United States in the late 20th century.[1]
Early history
Black velvet paintings originated in
Modern history
The paintings are widely sold in rural America, and frequently have
Edgar Leeteg (1904–1953), often considered the father of American velvet painting, did his best works between 1933 and 1953.[3][4]
Ciudad Juárez, Mexico was a center of velvet painting in the 1970s.[5] A displaced Georgia farmboy, Doyle Harden, was the pioneer who created an enormous factory, where velvets were turned out by the thousands by artists sitting in studios.[6] One artist would paint one piece of the picture, then slide the velvet along to the next artist, who would add something else. Velvet paintings mass-produced by hand in this manner fueled the boom in velvet paintings in the 1970s in the United States. Edgar Leeteg has been called "the father of American black velvet kitsch".[7][8]
In Portland, Oregon, a museum devoted solely to velvet paintings, the Velveteria, operated from late 2005 to January 2010.[9] It reopened in December 2013 in the Chinatown neighborhood of Los Angeles.[10]
See also
- Birodo yuzen
References
- ^ Nina C. Ayoub (March 6, 2011) "Tacky or Terrific? The Art of Experience", Chronicle of Higher Education, [1]
- ^ Hix, Lisa (December 4, 2013). "Velvet Underdogs: In Praise of the Paintings the Art World Loves to Hate". Collectors Weekly. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
- ^ "Edgar Leeteg (1904-1953)". isaacsartcenter.hpa.edu. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
- ^ "Facts about Edgar Leeteg". askart.com. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
- ^ Zelade, Richard (November 1985). "The Art-by-the-Truckload School". Texas Monthly. Emmis Communications. p. 180.
- ISBN 978-0-8263-4254-6.
- ISBN 0-7624-1478-2.
- ^ Bell, David (2017-05-07). "'People do hate them': Short history of those sofa-sized $19 black velvet paintings". CBC News. Retrieved 2017-05-09.
- ISSN 8750-1317. Retrieved July 19, 2012.
- ^ Radio, Southern California Public (24 January 2014). "Chinatown's new Velveteria gallery is a velvet painting paradise".
Further reading
- Eric A. Eliason, Black Velvet Art Jackson: University Press of Mississippi, 2011. with photographs by Scott Squire. ISBN 978-1-60473-794-3