Len Agrella Mounted Figure II native amer monoprint NR Start Price USD 289.99 Current Price USD 289.99 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Tuesday, July 08, 2008 End Time Tuesday, July 15, 2008 Location Aurora, Colorado See more about 'Len Agrella Mounted Figure II native amer monoprint NR' Description We have a 100 percent guarantee of authenticity, and a 7day buy it and like it return policy. 4,700 Works of Fine Art In My eBay Store       "Mounted Figure II"   by Len Agrella   Hand Signed by the artist     Detail   tear       "Mounted Figure II" Unframed   Original Monoprint (see definition of Monoprint at bottom of page) Hand Signed by the Artist Size: 36" x 25" Condition of the monoprint is Good, there is a one inch tear on the right side that can be matted over without affecting the image 100 percent guarantee of authenticity Certificate of Authenticity is included Gallery Retail : $1,160.00   Click Here to See More Len Agrella Artworks in Our Store     Shipping Info :  Buyer Pays $15 within the continental US. 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FOR SHIPPING COST TO YOUR COUNTRY, PLEASE CONTACT US ebay@americandesignltd.com         Payment:1 We prefer Visa, MasterCard and American Express over the phone.  We do not offer any discounts to pay this way.2 Personal Check and Money Order Cashiers Check are Welcome.3 PayPal, Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Discover  *** For Colorado residents:  When shipping to the address in Colorado, the applicable tax will be added to your total.    ***See Our Other Ebay Auction to get FREE SHIPPING and Extra DISCOUNT on some of the items !***         Len Agrella is best-known for his bold, textured mythological canvases. A native of Chicago, Agrella moved to Phoenix, Arizona in 1961 and shortly thereafter made Prescott his home. Those who know Agrella can not help but be impressed with his two careers, His first career was a professional baseball player in the Detroit Tigers' organization. He made the top farm clubs but fell just short of making the majors. "Actually, I made a career of going to spring training", he reflects, but making the majors became less of an ambition than his art. Agrella has evolved into a pure painter, an artist concerned with the very experience of painting. His focus is on essence, the act of creation, and not the subject matter. In Agrella's mind, the image is simply another medium as is the paint. It is the clotheshorse for his ideas. It does not determine the outcome but is the outcome, the fusion of his perceptions with his talent."No one introduced me to the arts. When I was young, I went to the Art Institute and saw a showing of French Impressionists. I was so fascinated by the texture of those paintings that I went home and tried to do the same thing. I put the paint on very thick."The paint never did dry, but his fascination with painting stayed with him through various odd jobs that ran the gamut from stunt man to lumberjack to professional sports, as well as a tour with the Air Force.A desire to become an actor took him to Hollywood, into actor's school, and work in theatre and films. Eventually the realization came that art was the driving force in his life. He started to paint again. The work he produced was very different from that of the past, and was accepted quickly.Encouraged, Agrella moved to Arizona in the early sixties and settled down to painting in earnest. Developing a highly realistic, almost classical style, he became a traditional western artist and produced a long series of western paintings and bronzes. But neither form provided Agrella with the freedom to work within the image. Using techniques learned in sculpture, Agrella turned to the design and creation of boldly innovative contemporary jewelry. For nearly three years his brushes went untouched.When he returned to painting in 1975, sculpture and jewelry having freed him from the confines of his earlier realistic style, Agrella experimented with dimensional canvases. This led to a series of mask paintings portraying spirits and symbols from centuries-old Indian mythologies. These magic imbued myths intrigued Agrella and played a strong role in the development of the Agrella statement. The transition of the Agrella style has been breathtaking, and he continues to experiment with style and technique.He comments, "The function of the artist is to provide what life does not. Logic gives man what he needs, but magic gives him what he wants, I truly believe in the artist as magician. Magic is the art in art. The point where you begin dealing with matters of the spirit and communicating an essence is where the magic comes in.""I regard myself as a southwestern contemporary artist. If I lived in the Midwest or the East, I would still be a contemporary artist. But I live in the Southwest and am influenced by the area." Len Agrella currently lives and works in Prescott, Arizona.Courtesy of Buffalo Robe Studios, Prescott, Arizona, September 2002.   Monoprinting is a form of printmaking that has images or lines that cannot exactly be reproduced. There are many techniques of mono printing, including collage, hand-painted additions, and a form of tracing by which thick ink is laid down on a table, paper is placed on top and is then drawn on, transferring the ink onto the paper. Monoprints can also be made by altering the type, color, and pressure of the ink used to create different prints. Examples of standard printmaking techniques which can be used to make monoprints include lithography, woodcut, and etching. The difference between monoprinting and monotyping is that monoprinting has a matrix that can be reused, but not to produce an identical result. With monotyping there are no permanent marks on the matrix, and at most two impression (copies) can be obtained. Monoprints are known as the most painterly method among the printmaking techniques, a monoprint is often regarded as a non-editionable kind of print and is essentially a printed painting. The characteristic of this method is that no two prints are alike. The beauty of this media is also in its spontaneity and its combination of printmaking, painting and drawing mediums. Powered by eBay Turbo Lister Place a Bid!