Our studio grew out of Maurel Press originated in 1955 by artists Sheila and Ary Marbain. It opened as a custom screen printing shop specializing in printing with contemporary artists. Sheila had studied art at Black Mountain College in North Carolina with Joseph Albers, Ilya Bolotowsky and William deKooning from 1948 through 1950. Ary had worked and exhibited as a painter in France for many years. After the sudden death of Ary Marbain in 1963, the studio was closed for a year. Sheila then decided to modernize the workshop and introduce screen photography along with a new vacuume printing table. Our studio reopened on 23rd Street in Manhattan. With an assistant, Sheila plunged into printing three dimensional objects. A plexiglass airship for Lichtenstein, an Oldenburg soft drum set, a set of dominoes with Fahlstrom, and a large fabric banner with Marisol were some of the editions.

How can I protect my works on paper from light damage? Even though your artwork may be framed under UV filtering acrylic sheeting, the intensity of the light and duration of exposure is a concern. Try to avoid direct and excessive daylight. Close window curtains or drape the artwork when possible. Windows can also be covered with a film or a screen that will lower light intensity and ultraviolet rays. If possible take down the artwork periodically and exchange it with another piece, allowing the work to "rest" in storage. The most light-sensitive materials include watercolors and gouache, modern color inks, pastels, newsprint and all color papers. It is important to remember that light damage is cumulative and irreversible.. My solid wood sculpture is cracking in the vertical direction. What can I do?Q. I have an outdoor bronze sculpture. How should I take care of it?

This is the best site for looking up various art productions and purchasing prints. Navitrolla is young Estonian artist in his twenties to whom painting has become his life''s work. Taking a brief look at his pictures one may wonder if he is a naivist. He isn''t. He doesn''t create art "innocently" as the naivists do, but acts according to a mysterious programme, known maybe to Navitrolla or to no one if he doesn''t. You don''t know what to think of it. Maybe it makes you angry, or maybe it makes you laugh. Now, when you have seen his picture''s maybe you would like to know more about Navitrolla''s life. Please, come into the Navitrolla''s Life to read about it! If You would like to inspect how Navitrolla looks like, come into the Navitrolla''s Photos.

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