Mixed Media Cods

Item Description

Title & Artist:  "La Morue Décoratif" – by Norman LaLiberté

Medium & Size:  Mixed media on wood.  21 7/8" L x 8 5/8" H x 3/4" D.  For indoor display only.

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:  Born in Massachusetts and raised in Montreal, LaLiberté exhibited his first works at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts after completing his education at the prestigious Institute of Design in Chicago, where teachers included Buckminster Fuller, Walter Gropius, and Mies Van der Rohe. He received a Doctorate in Fine Arts from Notre Dame University and an Honorary Doctorate from McGill University. His unique form of abstract expressionism serves as a potent antidepressant—animals, flowers, and often sensual figures instill viewers with uplifting feelings of joie de vivre. It's not difficult to understand why LaLiberté's art has been on the covers of both Life and Time, as well as in both private and public collections, including the Smithsonian Institute, Citicorp, the Institute of Contemporary Art in New York, the Nelson A. Rockefeller Collection, and the Detroit Institute of Contemporary Art.

LaLiberté can also count teaching, painting, and illustrating among his formidable skill sets. He has written, designed, or illustrated some 35 books, exhibited at over 300 one-man shows in the US and Canada, and taught at the Kansas City Art Institute, Boston College, Notre Dame, and the Rhode Island School of Design. In addition, the National Film Board of Canada produced a documentary about him. Ever prolific, the artist lives in Nahant, MA, where he continues to mesmerize audiences with innovative and technologically advanced mediums that remain true to his independent spirit.

Hosting Business:  "La Morue Décoratif" is on display at Haley's Wines & Market Café, 112 Washington St., Marblehead, MA.

Item Special Note

Pick-up of purchased cods will be on Wednesday evening, July 5. Winning bidder will receive a notification email with information on pick-up time and location.

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