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Artist: Michael Young (b.1952) American
Title: The Chrysler
Medium: Silkscreen on Paper
Size: 24? x 35.5?
Signature: Signed and numbered by the artist on bottom image.
Edition: 106/350
Artwork will ship flat, UNFRAMED. Only shown framed for size reference.

Artist Biography

Michael Young was born in 1952, in Kansas City, Kansas. His interest in art began as a child observing his father Eugene draw and paint in their basement at their home in Lansing, Kansas. At seventeen, he enrolled in a two-year Commercial Art program in Salina, Kansas. Following graduation, he found employment at an architectural illustration studio in downtown Kansas City, Missouri. This stroke of luck led him to comprehend perspective, rendering, and scale, sparking an obsession that drove him to collect books and take portrait lessons.

Young opened a downtown studio/gallery in Leavenworth, Kansas. However, after several years, he felt the need to deepen his understanding of the anatomical figure, prompting him and his girlfriend to relocate to New York City in 1978. There, he studied at The Art Students League, Salmagundi Club, and took private classes with Bill Weltman, a world-famous anatomy instructor.

With newfound confidence in placing figures in his work from any perspective, Young's fine art career gained momentum. He soon encountered his agent, Pat Carlson, and introduced his work to the national publisher and gallery chain Dyansen, predominantly painting in the Art Deco style. Together, they produced dozens of lithographs and serigraphs, showcasing their work in numerous prestigious galleries across the country. After creating hundreds of works, Young gradually developed a strong desire to break with tradition. His paintings became experimental and rebellious, undergoing a transformation in concepts and techniques he termed "Prismatism."

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Artwork is in Mint condtion. Item sold as is.