Description
Title & Artist: ?The Cod Rich with Friends? - by Norman LaLliberté
Medium & Size: Mixed media, 19" x 8"
Artist Statement: Enter a landscape of symbolism and allegory, vivid colours, and evocative compositions. Echoing Marc Chagall, Rauschenberg's Combines, and Rouault, Norman LaLiberté first captured the world's attention almost two generations ago after serving as the design consultant for the Vatican Pavilion at the New York World's Fair in 1964. Indeed, the eighty-eight large banners that filled the glass-walled space marked the beginning of a series of large-scale installation projects that both shaped and defined the artist's iconic career. Other major public endeavours followed, including a wall of painted aluminum panels for Terminal A (Delta Airlines) at Logan International Airport in Boston, banners for the 25th Anniversary of the Chicago Lyric Opera, and large-scale projects for the New York State Bar Association, Standard Oil, IBM, and Alcan Corporation.
Artist Biography: Norman LaLiberté was born in Worcester, MA to French Canadian parents. He spent his formative years in Montreal. He returned to the United States to complete his schooling, receiving a B.S. from the Institute of Design, Chicago and his M.S. in Art Education at Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago. He first received international recognition for his work at the Vatican Pavilion at the New York World?s Fair of 1964.
He has since exhibited extensively internationally, and his work remains unmistakable. Filled with vibrant colors and dazzling energy, LaLiberté?s varied media and formats exhibit a tireless dedication to creativity. All who experience his paintings, prints, books, banners or sculptures, will recognize his passion for art and vivacious spirit. His work makes an imprint on the soul and mind of it?s viewers. They celebrate life, romance, history, science, philosophy, music, dreams.
Value: $900
Hosting Business: ?A Cod Rich with Friends? is on display at Hip Baby Gear, 118 Washington St., Marblehead, MA.
Item Special Note
Pick-up of purchased cods will be on Thursday evening, July 5. Winning bidder will receive a notification email with information on pick-up time and location.
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Any cod purchased via "Buy Now" will remain on display at the hosting business through the end of the auction, and will be available for pick-up as detailed in the winning bidder notification email.
If winning bidder has not picked up cod (or provided shipping address) within 30 days after the close of the auction, cod will become the property of Marblehead Festival of Arts, Inc.