This amazing artist, born in 1916, had his first gallery
showing at the tender age of thirteen in France. This
1929 exhibition was only to be the first in a lifetime of
regular appearances and showings, which established
him as one of the premier artists of the twentieth
century. Known, in fact, as the artist of the twenty first
century, he demonstrated an artistic eye, which saw far
beyond that of most of his contemporaries.
In spite of this commitment to color and concepts,
which exhibit a beauty rarely or never seen on Earth,
Eyvind Earle® also applied his considerable talents to
mainstream culture.
After receiving both an Academy
Award and a Canne Film Festival Award for his animated short, Toot, Whistle, Plunk, he was
approached by Disney to contribute to their upcoming projects.
Over the next few years, Earle painted backgrounds for such Disney masterpieces as Sleeping
Beauty, Paul Bunyon, and The Lady and The Tramp. Mere mention of these films conjures up childhood memories of fabulous worlds where
animals can speak, magic can transform people and love conquers all problems. In this way, Earle's artistic genius
is shared by all of American pop culture and his influence touches even the youths and adults of other
countries.
In addition to his work with Disney, Eyvind Earle® has done seminal work in painting with oils and the making
of serigraphs. Earle's work has been so well known and respected that he has taken it on successful exhibitions
throughout the world.
One of his chief exhibitions was to go on tour with Norman Rockwell and other prominent
American artists in 1973. His early promise fulfilled, Earle was able to maintain a leading place in American
art throughout the twentieth century.
In a move that radically changed his career and hugely
influenced the art world, he produced his first serigraph in 1974. Since then he has earned himself a reputation
as one of the world's foremost serigraph artists and his limited edition pieces routinely sell out and escalate in
value.
A serigraph is made by pushing oil through a fine screen to be imprinted on its destination surface. The
serigraphs are never mass manufactured, but are kept to small numbers, which enhances their individuality and
collectability. Several of his serigraphs, such as
"Mystical Big Sur," "Mendocino" and "Cachuma Ranch" portray places and scenes that can only be described
as magical.
Earle's art takes its viewer to a world akin to Monet's
Impressionist water-lilies and garden. Not in style are
they the same, but in essence. Both artists' work
portrays visions of the world, which do not match the
world of ordinary sight, but rather show how such an
ordinary world can be transformed and viewed with a
more intense and individual vision.
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