2 NEW PRINT RELEASES w/ 1xRUN
I have once again collaborated with 1xRUN for a special release to celebrate my new book. For the first time, we are releasing two timed limited edition prints at the same time, both bundled with a signed copy of the new book. Each print will be limited to only 50 archival pigment prints on Moab fine art paper. This will be the last print release I do for quite a while, so if you have been meaning to pick up a book and want to get your hands on one of these prints — do it soon! The release starts tomorrow at 12pm EST at https://www.1xrun.com/collections/aaron-nagel-collected-work/#. More info below.
There is a rather long and detailed interview about the print release and new book on the 1xRUN site here, but here are some excerpts:
1x: Let’s also talk a little bit about each of these pieces. Anything immediate you would like us to highlight about these two print editions?
Nagel: These two do a really good job of representing very different time periods of my painting. Tomb was part of a series where I painted the same model on the same couch three different times. These pieces were all large scale and painted with very warm flesh tones on cooler backgrounds. As compared with Division, Tomb is much more loosely painted — bigger brush strokes but few layers.
Division was part of my last big solo show in New York in 2018. There is a lot more detail, and a lot more color temperature variation. This piece was also one of my first forays into painting fabric.
One thing I cover in the book is a change in technique I implemented somewhere around 2016. It was an almost unintentional adjustment but it really altered the way I approach painting figures. It’s something most people probably wouldn’t even notice, but to me, these two are great before-and-after examples of that change.
1x: Why should people buy this one of these prints?
Nagel: Because you have to have them! Art makes things better, and I wholeheartedly support bringing more beauty into the world (despite the fact that I may personally benefit in this instance). The more complicated answer is that I can’t really afford my own original art — it’s one of the great ironies of being an artist. But I am a collector, and a fervent supporter. So prints, books, and trading work are the more accessible means of keeping up that patronage. It’s important!
1x: What have you been up to over the last year? Bring us up to speed on how things have been going recently for you since our last release.
Nagel: My last six months have been almost entirely taken up by the book project. The pain of doing everything myself is that I have to do everything myself! So now that the book is out, I get to learn how to sell the thing. I’m thrilled to have it done, and the book turned out exactly as I wanted, but it’s been a huge undertaking and it’s still keeping me pretty busy.