Joseph Craig English is an American artist (born 1947[1] in Washington, DC[2]) predominantly known for his silkscreen prints focusing on street and landscape scenery of and about places around the Greater Washington, DC area. He currently resides and works in the historic community of Washington Grove, Maryland.
According to the artist, he was introduced to silkscreen printing in his ninth grade art class.[4] Subsequently, and since 1972,[4] he has been showing and selling his artwork at outdoor arts festivals throughout the country[5][6] as well as regional exhibitions.[7] In focusing his art on the scenes around his region and the capital area, the artist has been described as "local color adopts new meaning with this celebrated DC-area printmaker. English found fame by focusing on what we see every day but so often take for granted."[8]
Though his streetscapes now include places in Richmond, New York, North Carolina and California,[9] the artist has become associated with the Greater Washington capital region via hundreds of silkscreens of familiar sights to Washingtonians.[9][10]The Washington Post noted about his work: "Craig’s work is instantly recognizable. His specialty is screen printing, and he has a distinctive style, photorealistic, with crisp edges and blocks of bright color: buildings, neighborhoods, street scenes, sports scenes . . ."[1] His work was described in a 2013 show at the Betty Mae Kramer Gallery in Silver Spring, MD as "a bold and beautiful display of artworks that explore community–here in Montgomery County..."[11] Curator Dr. Michele Cohen noted about his work:
English directs our attention to the play of light and shadow, leaf patterns, and architectural ornaments that might go unnoticed. He often focuses on doorways, cars, signage, window frames, and stoops, recasting his subjects into bold color compositions built from successive printings, sometimes with as many as forty colors.[12]
In 2020, he created an outdoor mural for the city of Falls Church, Virginia.[13]
Referencesedit
^ abKelly, John (2016-08-06). "How is it possible to lose seven statues reaching nearly 20 feet high?". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2019-02-17.
^"JOSEPH CRAIG ENGLISH". Maryland State Arts Council. 2013-11-05. from the original on 2015-10-14. Retrieved 2019-02-18.
^"Where Are They Now? Joseph Craig English". Virginia Commonwealth University. Retrieved 2019-02-18.
^ abEnglish, Joseph Craig. "Vividly portraying contemporary America". Joseph Craig English. Retrieved 2019-02-18.
^"Artist Highlight". ArtFestival.com. from the original on 2017-07-29. Retrieved 2019-02-18.
^Schoening, Charlotte Geary, Michelle (2015-05-15). "Don't Miss It: The Northern Virginia Fine Arts Festival at Reston Town Center". Modern Reston. Retrieved 2019-02-18.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^ abc"Community Reflections | Arts and Humanities Council of Montgomery County". Arts & Humanities Council of Montgomery County. from the original on 2017-10-09. Retrieved 2019-02-18.
^"From the Front Page: Up Up & Away". Falls Church News-Press Online. 2020-06-22. Retrieved 2021-02-04.
joseph, craig, english, american, artist, born, 1947, washington, predominantly, known, silkscreen, prints, focusing, street, landscape, scenery, about, places, around, greater, washington, area, currently, resides, works, historic, community, washington, grov. Joseph Craig English is an American artist born 1947 1 in Washington DC 2 predominantly known for his silkscreen prints focusing on street and landscape scenery of and about places around the Greater Washington DC area He currently resides and works in the historic community of Washington Grove Maryland Joseph Craig EnglishBorn1947 1947 NationalityAmericanAlma materVirginia Commonwealth UniversityOccupationArtistKnown forLandscape Painting Contents 1 Education 2 Artwork 3 References 4 External linksEducation editHe received a BFA in Communication Arts and Design in 1970 from the School of Art at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond VA 3 Artwork editAccording to the artist he was introduced to silkscreen printing in his ninth grade art class 4 Subsequently and since 1972 4 he has been showing and selling his artwork at outdoor arts festivals throughout the country 5 6 as well as regional exhibitions 7 In focusing his art on the scenes around his region and the capital area the artist has been described as local color adopts new meaning with this celebrated DC area printmaker English found fame by focusing on what we see every day but so often take for granted 8 Though his streetscapes now include places in Richmond New York North Carolina and California 9 the artist has become associated with the Greater Washington capital region via hundreds of silkscreens of familiar sights to Washingtonians 9 10 The Washington Post noted about his work Craig s work is instantly recognizable His specialty is screen printing and he has a distinctive style photorealistic with crisp edges and blocks of bright color buildings neighborhoods street scenes sports scenes 1 His work was described in a 2013 show at the Betty Mae Kramer Gallery in Silver Spring MD as a bold and beautiful display of artworks that explore community here in Montgomery County 11 Curator Dr Michele Cohen noted about his work English directs our attention to the play of light and shadow leaf patterns and architectural ornaments that might go unnoticed He often focuses on doorways cars signage window frames and stoops recasting his subjects into bold color compositions built from successive printings sometimes with as many as forty colors 12 His work is in the permanent collection of several museums including the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Chrysler Museum of Art Fort Lauderdale Museum and the Museum of Western Virginia It is also included in the public collections of the City of Baltimore DC Commission of the Arts Georgetown University IBM Microsoft U S State Department Montgomery County MD The Washington Post Xerox and others 12 In 2012 the Washington Metro Airports Authority commissioned him to create an edition of original serigraphs to mark the 50th Anniversary of Dulles Airport 12 In 2020 he created an outdoor mural for the city of Falls Church Virginia 13 References edit a b Kelly John 2016 08 06 How is it possible to lose seven statues reaching nearly 20 feet high The Washington Post Retrieved 2019 02 17 JOSEPH CRAIG ENGLISH Maryland State Arts Council 2013 11 05 Archived from the original on 2015 10 14 Retrieved 2019 02 18 Where Are They Now Joseph Craig English Virginia Commonwealth University Retrieved 2019 02 18 a b English Joseph Craig Vividly portraying contemporary America Joseph Craig English Retrieved 2019 02 18 Artist Highlight ArtFestival com Archived from the original on 2017 07 29 Retrieved 2019 02 18 Schoening Charlotte Geary Michelle 2015 05 15 Don t Miss It The Northern Virginia Fine Arts Festival at Reston Town Center Modern Reston Retrieved 2019 02 18 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint multiple names authors list link Mobile Masterpieces 2012 Artwork 72 Blue Sailer 2008 Montgomery College 2008 Retrieved 2019 02 18 Joseph Craig English Strathmore Retrieved 2019 02 18 a b Wichard Edds Adrienne April 9 2018 Joseph Craig English Paints the Town Arlington Magazine Retrieved 2019 02 18 Joseph Craig English in DC Gallery at Sterling and Burke Georgetown Sterling amp Burke Ltd Retrieved 2019 02 18 Williams Shellie 2013 03 14 Community Reflections Video Montgomery Community Media Retrieved 2019 02 18 a b c Community Reflections Arts and Humanities Council of Montgomery County Arts amp Humanities Council of Montgomery County Archived from the original on 2017 10 09 Retrieved 2019 02 18 From the Front Page Up Up amp Away Falls Church News Press Online 2020 06 22 Retrieved 2021 02 04 External links editJoseph Craig English website Joseph Craig English Artist Video by County Cable Montgomery Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Joseph Craig English amp oldid 1156329206, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
