COLORBLIND PAINT BRUSHES #6

Diego Voci; Unknown Title and Unknown Collector

Every color of skin received the inspiration and talent of internationally collected artist Antonio Diego Voci (1920-85 VOH-chee). About the turn of the decade 1960’s to 70’s was a period of experimentation with texture, sand paint, glass paint (requires cooking) and this one with several textures; a dark skinned person of wealth, and her servant.

See other examples with texture in Glass Paint: https://www.artifactcollectors.com/diego-voci-painting-of-the-week-5154118/Page7.html#77205

WHERE IS THIS PAINTING NOW? CONTACT US: diegovociproject@gmail.com

HUMOR CAPTURED FROM 1973

Marsha Largent Piper (daughter of Dr. Ogden Brown, collector of Diego Voci and once USA agent for Diego Voci) just sent the Diego Voci Project an image of herself with Diego during the 1973 Diego Voci Exhibition at the Broadmoor in Boulder, Colorado.  Marsha recalls laughing often with Diego.   

In 1973, when Diego was staying with collector Dr. Ogden Brown in Colorado, Diego was at his creative best. He experimented with Glass paint right in the Brown’s kitchen.  Diego cooked and painted with glass paint. Yes Diego had to “cook” the glass paint.

From Marsha’s collection here is a wild example by Diego:

Diego Voci; “Exotic Fishes” #668 Glass Paint on Linen 60 x 70 cm

GLASS PAINT = THE ART OF COOKING AT HIGH HEAT!

Diego Voci; “Le Visage” 40x30cm #10802-109 Glass Paint

Glass paint is a very difficult medium that for several months challenged Diego. In 1973, when Diego was staying with collector Dr. Ogden Brown in Colorado, Diego was at his creative best. He cooked and painted with glass paint in front of Brown’s daughters Lynda and Marsha. Yes, Diego had to cook the glass paint. Here is one example called “Le Visage = The Face”, rich in color & full of expression, just like Diego himself, always challenging himself and pushing to paint outside the box.

A brief history of the Dr. Brown family:
https://www.artifactcollectors.com/diego-history-4330818/Page3.html#58674

Here also is the link to one of Diego’s best works rendered with glass paint: “Women and Blue Pottery”, It’s well worth a look. Go ahead and click: https://www.artifactcollectors.com/diego-voci-painting-of-the-week-5154118.html#51910

Visit Pinterest Glass Paint works!  https://www.pinterest.com/diegovoci/glass-paint-diegovocitm/

Morocco… Spain… and Glass Paint

The presence and recognition of Diego Voci (1920-85) is expanding each day in the world of art.

Here is a recent discovery of a Diego Voci collector Ann Birkhimer whose daughter Karen shares with us their family’s Diego collection.

The beginning…..”During 1972-74 at one of the officers clubs (not sure but may have been Rhein Main) near Wiesbaden, Germany the paintings were purchased.  My father was stationed there on three separate occasions, the last being 1972-1976.” 

“My mother (Ann) bought them because she just loved them all.  One of them is in the cubist style and quite large (my brother has that one) and it was quite unusual that she (Ann) would purchase something so “modern” as she has always tended to be rather traditional in her tastes. The painting is called “Masks”.  But, for some reason the painting “spoke” to her and she bought it along with the three other more traditional paintings. Those three all look sort of Spanish or Moroccan.”

The “Masques en blue et rouge” is done in “glass paint” which is unique method of material to use for painting.  Here are some other examples of “glass paint” paintings by Diego https://www.pinterest.com/diegovoci/glass-paint-diegovocitm/

The inspiration for the Spanish “Une Village en Espagna” and Moroccan paintings came from Diego’s love of the people and warmer climates.  Here is an historical excerpt from Helga’s (widow of Diego Voci) biography of her and Diego:

“The weather was very bad in London and Diego wanted to go south to the sun. So we decided to go to Spain in October 1961. We took the car and went southward, stopped in several cities and after about 1 month we arrived in the Andalusia region in a very beautiful little fishing village called Almunecar. This was an artist`s colony, all kind of artists from different countries. 

We stayed until January 1962. We had a beautiful and very interesting time with long discussions, Diego also made paintings and drawings but he never kept anything, when the painting was finished he was not interested anymore and made presents to friends. He was very popular among the Spanish people also the higher class and he felt wonderful.

In February 1962 we left Spain and went to Morocco, first to Casablanca and Tangier and then he was supposed to go to Marrakech to do some work in an American Officers’ Club. I had to go to Germany for personal reasons, so I flew to Munich while Diego stayed in Marrakech.”

Visit www.diegovociproject.com to view and learn more about Diego Voci.

 

ANOTHER STOLEN #DIEGO™ PAINTING!

Actually it was a #legal steal auctioned on April 30 2016 at a price way to low! Estimate was $300-$500 for this #gouache signed Diego Voci 30” x 25” framed.

On the back “Harlequin” – (left) was written

Prof Diego Voci

No 947-UTT?

DM 600 PAID

DR SIEGEL MD

 

Helga Voci, Diego’s #widow thought the date of painting to be “time of #Naffouj Galerie or before”.  Actually it was not.  There were no paintings signed “Diego™” until Dr. Jawdat Naffouj and Joy Naffouj made a #contract, that’s when the “Diego” signature began.  This artwork was after Naffouj probably sold by Galerie Dahms. Our records at the DiegoVoci™ Archive notes Diego experimented with everything; cooked #glass paint, #sand based canvas and yes, #roller brush.  The Diego™ gouache was done circa 1973, a time when he experimented with a small roller brush, typical for painting walls.

“Three Children” is another roller brush example, signed Diego, Schwetzingen* 1973.

(*Their home/studio near Mannheim and Heidelberg).

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#DIEGO, THE INNOVATOR INCESSANTLY EXPERIMENTING

From the DIEGO Voci Collection ca. 1974, a piece from his glass painting series, the painting titled “Women and Blue Pottery” is done with Glass Paint on canvas.

DIEGO defies being put in a box.  He was constantly experimenting.  Glass paint was a real challenge.  There is no second chance to change the paint once it hits the canvas.  DIEGO’s sure hand is all the more evident in “Women and Blue Pottery”, one of a dozen known DIEGO works with glass paint.

If you know of others, let us know at the only authorized Diego Voci Archive, diegovociproject@gmail.com.

“Women and Blue Pottery” 32 x 24″ Glass Paint on canvas

DIEGO quote “I was born to be an artist” Antonio DIEGO Voci

Diego Voci is on YouTube and Google.

Courtesy of Diego Voci Project at www.diegovociproject.com

  Oct. 10, 2011 AC P o W 5