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Artist Exhibitions:
U.C.L.A. 1985
Pacific Asia Museum 1987
Chinese Cultural Foundation
1997
Pacific Asia Museum 1998...
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Artist Statement for James Mcnulty
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"James McNulty's work juxtapose myriad labels from Independence Day playthings;sleek black cats bear their fang-like teeth fiercely,delicate birds swoop about beneath cascades of emblazoned embers;dragons spit fire,rockets soar and parachutes rain down from a translucent rice paper sky" Zav Dubin L.A. times (July 3 1985)
Heis a multi-talented artist who has literally exploded upon the art world with this unique and unprecedented use of pyrotechnic imagery as an art form. Calling it "Pop Art with a Bang," Mr. McNulty builds his images through the use of the historically significant and multi-cultural packaging of these fireworks.
Surrounding himself with the packaging as a way of preserving the pyrotechnic experience, James began examining the images which decorate many of these pieces. The inspiration occurred to utilize the packaging itself in the medium of collage to accomplish his objective; the capture of a firework display frozen in time. "When an artist invents one's own realm within a fixed media, it is a revolutionary thing," James said. "I was studying the packaging when my imagination began to compose scapes from these tight registration prints -- prints that are literally designated to explode. From the color of the wrapping paper or orientation of the image, I began to compose the various elements. For instance, the blue wrapping paper is used to depict water, and aeronautically oriented labels are used for sky. The is virtually a Noah's Ark of animal prints and other themes available, all of which lend their unique qualities to my choreography of the art."
James is an active member of the Western Pyrotechnic Association and a licensed pyrotechnician. With exhibitions at UCLA and the Pacific Asian Museum, James has garnered international attention with the popularity of his unique art form. "I have brought a fireworks display to the art world," he said. "For centuries, humans have celebrated their most significant moments with these animated jewels in the sky. All my work documents the illustrious history of firework art, from 1850 to the present." James McNulty has also expanded his concept of firework art display to include the areas of painting, fashion, and performance art, projects in which he incorporates the same immediacy and power of the pyrotechnic experience. "I seek to preserve those moments through my collages, formed from the very embodiment which created the moment," he reflected. "This is the art that most closely represent armament, celebration, and fireworks, all wrapped up into one."
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