Anagnorisis’ exhibit, ‘Art of the Automobile’, curated by Samantha Levin of Anagnorisis Fine Arts upon the request of illustrator and artist extraordinaire, Fred Harper, was a huge success with over 100 guests in attendance. Surrounded by some of the most amazing cars ever made was this wonderful exhibit of artwork inspired by the enigma of the automobile.

The Classic Car Club is a world famous private club that gives its members the keys to a fleet of the most amazing cars ever built, from Ferraris and Aston Martins to American muscle and modern racers. Membership is as rare as it is privileged.

Images from the exhibit can be viewed here. Photos by Steve Prue.

ARTISTS AND WORK

Fred Harper, Molly Crabapple, Christopher Conte, Steve Ellis, Bernardo Corman, Robert Craig, Craig LaRotonda, Chris Savido and Jason D’Aquino

Work is still available for purchase. Information on the artists as well as a gallery of images can be found via links below. Please direct any questions about the artwork to Samantha Levin by phone (646.712.2820) or email (art@artanagnorisis.com).

graphite on vintage ‘Dick n Jane’ flash cards Approx.
dimensions for each card are 3″ X 11″ (10″ X 11″, all three)

D’Aquino chooses to work on found surfaces such as strike-on-front matchbooks, 18th century animal-skin vellum and antique ledger pages. His search for these found “canvases” has led him to strange corners of the world and to some unique treasures. He recently unearthed a hand-quilled, illustrated whaling manuscript from St. Petersburg Russia, which made its way to Christies Auction House in New York City.

Jason’s influences include H.P. Lovecraft, Henry Darger and Hans Bellmer. His drawings, often political in nature, have graced the pages of the New York Times, Justapoz, I.T.A., The Stranger and Gulliver Magazine. A hardbound volume of his work is forthcoming, soon to be released by Ignition Publishing.

Website: jasondaquino.com

Please email Samantha at art@artanagnorisis.com if you are interested in purchasing his work.

acrylic and oil on canvas, 40×30″

Born in New York City, Robert showed an aptitude for art at a very early 
age. At the age of 7 he knew, not that he “would be” an artist, 
but that he “was” an artist. By the age of 14 while staring 
at a Frank Frazetta original that was hanging in the Society of Illustrators 
he knew exactly what ‘kind’ of artist he wanted to be. Robert wanted to 
be, and became a commercial illustrator. Robert illustrated ads for Playboy, 
Rolling Stone, IBM, Sony, Disney, Viacom, TV Guide, Westinghouse, General 
Motors, Cigarette brands such as Winston, Doral, Magna, and yes Camel. 
Robert had a hand in some of the now infamous Joe Camel illustrations. 
Robert worked in marathon sessions. It was not unusual for him to work 
24-36 sometimes 72 straight hours. After 30 years of this….it got old.

Now the role of a commercial illustrator had changed quite a bit and so 
had Robert. Robert retired from his life long occupation and decided to 
paint what he wanted and sell his work through the galleries. Robert was 
successful almost immediately. His technical skills and imagination have 
brought him many supporters from around the country. We hope he continues 
to entertain us with his work for many years to come.

Website: theartofrobertcraig.com

Please email Samantha at art@artanagnorisis.com if you are interested in purchasing his work.

If you are interested in purchasing Molly’s work, please email Samantha at art@artanagnorisis.com.

Molly learned to draw in a Parisian bookstore. She later drew her way through Morocco and Kurdistan, and once into a Turkish jail. She’s developed her trademark Victorian style based a fascination with ambition and artifice. Remember, the devil’s in the details

Molly’s drawn for the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Marvel Comics the Bloomberg Corporation and Playgirl, and illustrated eight books. She’s also turned her talents to 30-foot theatrical backdrops, children’s books, parade installations, burlesque posters, critically acclaimed webcomics, pornographic comic books, art writing, and gallery shows around the world. She’s the resident Toulouse Lautrec of The Box, one of New York’s most exclusive nightclubs.

In her free time, Molly created Dr. Sketchy’s Anti-Art School, the world’s largest chain of alternative life drawing classes, with over 60 branches in every continent except Antarctica . Dr. Sketchy’s has spawned a book, calendar, jewelry line, US and European tours, an internet radio show, series of comedic YouTube shorts, and show at the 2007 Edinburgh Fringe Festival. You can find out more about it at www.drsketchy.com

Molly and her projects have been covered in: The New York Times, The LA Times, The New York Post, Time Out London, Time Out New York, The Village Voice, La Repubblica, BUST, HEEB, Venus, HOW Design, Bizarre Magazine, Juxtapoz.com, Suicidegirls, Playboy.com, BoingBoing, The Scotsman, The National Post, The Houston Chronicle, SF Chronicle, Sydney Morning Herald, Melbourne Age, BBC Radio, AP Wire, NPR, The Channel 11 Morning News, Publishers Weekly, Fleshbot, and hundreds of other media outlets around the world.

Molly’s spoken at spoken at the Graphic Arts Guild in Boston, the School of Visual Arts, and Kiasma Museum of Contemporary Art in Helsinki, and has written testimony for the Small Business Administration.

Molly is 25 years old and lives in Brooklyn. In her free time, she likes coffee.

Website: mollycrabapple.com

LaRotonda’s artwork graces the walls of famous homes including collectors in France, Germany, Norway, Mexico, France and Canada, as well as a host of collectors in the U.S. His distinctive art appears published in 3 feature-length motion pictures through his relationship with Film Art LA including the Academy Award winning film “Traffic” (dir. By Steven Soderbergh) as well as numerous publications such as Time Magazine, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, The Village Voice, Juxtapoz and The New York Times.

LaRotonda’s eerie and contemplative paintings have been exhibited at galleries in Los Angeles, New York, Detroit, Santa Monica, Santa Fe, Philadelphia, Atlanta, Palm Springs, Buffalo, Scottsdale, San Francisco and Paris.

“Lyrical, beguiling, poetic, unearthly, enchanting and unnerving in equal measure. I can barely bring myself to look away from these mirrored remnants of a forgotten history; innocence as grotesque, grotesque as innocence. I like it.” – Johnny Depp

Website: revelationart.net

Please email Samantha at art@artanagnorisis.com if you are interested in purchasing his work.

Clockwork

His high-powered, energetic style has graced CD covers, computer games, trading cards, books, RPGs, magazines, toys and comics. Well versed in digital and traditional media, Steve’s work has enjoyed widespread success painting and illustrating in the publications of Marvel and DC Comics, Wizards of the Coast, Upper Deck and numerous other companies. His high-powered illustrations have also been seen on packages for Hotwheels’successful “Atomics” line.

While acting as penciller and inker for Marvel and DC Comics’ famous properties like Lobo, Iron Man, and Green Lantern, Steve has spearheaded such new titles as Jezebelle and recently Crimson Dynamo. As a creator he has been critically successful with the original Science Fiction comic series TRANQUILITY and most recently with THE SILENCERS with writer/co-conspirator Fred Van Lente!

In addition to his paintings skills, Steve’s wild imagination gets put to work doing concept designs for Hasbro, Marvel and DC Comics.

Steve now lives and works in his palatial Syracuse Studio with his stunning wife Yamila, son Jacob the Magnificent, and their two lovely cats, Mona and Simon.

Recently Steve has been teaching Digital Illustration and Life Drawing at Syracuse University’s well-respected illustration program.

Website: hypersteve.com

Please email Samantha at art@artanagnorisis.com if you are interested in purchasing Steve’s work.

Website: workmade.com

Please contact Samantha Levin at art@artanagnorisis.com if you wish to purchase Chris’ work.

cold cast bronze, 22 x 5 x 8″

Merckylasaurus
cold cast bronze on hammered copper base, 24″ x 12″ x 8″

Streamliner

cast stainless steel

His work has been collected by such celebrities as Elton John, Stephen King and members of the pop-rock band Blondie.

Currently working on a life-size enlargement of one of his automotive pieces for a foreign collector, Bernardo continues to challenge himself and his viewers as to what the possibilities of automotive art can truly be.

His global empire is based in New Jersey.

Website: bernardcorman.com

Please email Samantha at art@artanagnorisis.com if you are interested in purchasing Bernardo’s work.