Dan McCarthy

Dan McCarthy Synopsis

Dan McCarthy is known for his gestural and intuitive artwork. His brightly colored paintings, with loose brushwork often depict figures in action: dancing, surfing, fishing and skateboarding often against a rainbow-colored background. His ongoing series of ceramic Facepots attracted attention with their hand-built immediacy and invested emotionality.

Dan McCarthy grew up in Huntington Beach California working on fishing boats near Catalina Island and cites the Pacific Ocean as a lasting influence on his work. McCarthy is known for his gestural and intuitive artwork. His brightly colored paintings, with loose brushwork,depict figures in action: dancing, surng, shing, and skateboarding often against a rainbow-colored background.

His ongoing series of ceramic facepots attracted attention with their hand-built immediacy and invested emotionality. McCarthy grew up working on shing boats near Catalina Island and cites the Pacic Ocean as a lasting inuence on his work. The beautifully curated book includes an 8-page gatefold and a French-fold jacket, which opens up to a collectable foldout poster.