Patrick Nagel was a fairly famous pop art painter in the seventies. He died in 1984, but was prolific in his short forty years of life. He did tons of illustration and painting work for Playboy in that time, as well as many gallery shows and exhibitions. His work is often said to resemble the clear cut simplicity of Japanese wood block work. Check out his site for bio and gallery at http://www.patricknagel.com/index.html
Here's one of his more famous images, untitled. This is not my print, but just so you recognize this popular artist who is not always recognized by name.


My print is called "Ship" made in 1977 and the first of many prints made in conjunction with Mark Boorstein of LA's Mirage Gallery. Prints were made of 800 signed-in-screen and 200 signed and numbered in border. The research I've done still says my print is rare despite the numbers issued. We bought ours at the Salvation Army.

Nice! But you need to chrome and polish all that stuff beneath the print and then make that pedestal mirrored and maybe add some coke-like powder to the top of it. Then you're totally in the 80s!

Nagel's work was and still is the epitome of shit. It lacks any and all substance which is why it was perfect for the 80's. Just my opinion, but it happens to be right this time

But if you feel his work represents the 80's, and the 80's lacked substance, than one could argue that IS said substance of his work. Capturing that feeling of no feeling at all. Sorry I'm just being a douche

BD6969 you are now dead to me

ROFLMAO
NAGLE ?................
NAGLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
What next .... Kostabi ? Koons ?
better yet, Thomas Kinkade !

Nagel perfected the look of slick haired women without nose lines. He wins.

All find and dandy that you found your Nagel print at the local Salvation Army.
Explain the prominently displayed Booska with horns....

This is what I'm curious about also.

the giant booska is adorned with some cattle horns. They fit right over the ears, which hold them somewhat snugly, although I did have to tape the feet down to the table so he wouldn't topple over. he is gigantic with the horns and looks quite nice I think.
here's a pic with a bako for scale:


as for the nagel work, I do not like his feminine images. I DO like this image of the ship. It is very eighties in its design, but not as gaudy as most things that elicit that distinction. The simple palm tree framed ship into waterfall image with flamingo is very calming for me and depicts a fantasy life of luxury that seems relaxing. The tone of the image works well with its layered design.
I've had this picture for two years now and just recently looked up the artist and title. I love that it is actually worth something while still fulfilling its role in my home as a cheap kitsch element. Now its got a story, which increases its value for me tenfold.


akum6n, i hear thomas kinkade is a wicked drunk and is essentially unwanted at large, well-advertised craft fairs. due to his illuminated clout received through his sculpting of electrically-wired lighthouses and other mom-focused imagery, it is difficult for the fair organizers to deny him tablespace. so essentially, despite making the worst bits of cliche plaster architecture, in that world kinkade is a badass.

Building on the mention of Kinkade:

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The Los Angeles Times has reported that some of Kinkade's former colleagues, employees, and even collectors of his work say that he has a long history of cursing and heckling other artists and performers. The Times further reported that he openly groped a woman's breasts at a South Bend, Indiana sales event, and mentioned his proclivity for ritual territory marking through urination, once relieving himself on a Winnie the Pooh figure at a Disney site while saying "This one’s for you, Walt." Kinkade has denied some of the allegations, and accepted and apologized for others.

In 2006 John Dandois, Media Arts Group executive, recounted a story that on one occasion ("about six years ago") Kinkade became drunk at a Siegfried and Roy magic show in Las Vegas and began shouting "Codpiece! Codpiece!" at the performers. Eventually he was calmed by his mother. Dandois also said of Kinkade, "Thom would be fine, he would be drinking, and then all of a sudden, you couldn't tell where the boundary was, and then he became very incoherent, and he would start cussing and doing a lot of weird stuff."

Kinkade's pieces are extremely popular in the United States among evangelical Christians. In Kinkade's own words:
There's been million-seller books and million-seller CDs. But there hasn't been, until now, million-seller art. We have found a way to bring to millions of people, an art that they can understand.

I like Kinkade slightly more after reading that. Or I guess I like the idea of Evangelicals liking "art" by an "artist" who acts in inappropriate ways.

Yeah, but that could have happened to anyone.

A mother's work is never done.

it takes a real artist to yell the word "codpiece" repeatedly at performers who are on stage. its a demonstration of his artistic integrity to call out those whose work is equally tacky to his own. it is almost as if he wished someone would yell "phallic lighthouse! phallic lighthouse!" at him while he drunkenly signs certificates of authenticity for mass-produced plaster molds.

it's also a tribute to kinkade's integrity that he makes public scenes while hanging out with his mom. he probably hangs out with her all the time.

60 minutes did a great piece on kinkage a few years ago. should be on youtube somewhere...dude is an ass, and the fact that he's the most successful "artist" of all time sickens me. though judging success financially seems to fall way short of the mark, looking at the stories above.

Nagel is the antithesis of the art I love. I have a broad range of work I like, but his bland and uber-sterile images leave me feeling like I'm in an accountant's office. no offense, as I'm glad your print brings you joy...

That is what I love about it.

Half of what makes any artist great is their larger than life image and the scandal surrounding them. Kinkade might make cookie cutter shit that decorates our moms houses, but that's his business and it's been very good to him. At least he acts like the god damn most successful artist of all time.

Nagel had a very ignominious Hollywood death. I had heard that he took part in a charity aerobics session - then collapsed and died shortly afterwards........

oh you brits and your nickle words

Thomas Kinkade "Painter of Light" caught drunk driving, one of his companies is going bankrupt and he has to spend ten days in jail. Hopefully the jail will resemble one of those little lighthouse sculptures.

http://www.avclub.com/articles/painter- ... i-e,42171/

http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2010/06/15/9 ... s-dui.html