TONY DAGRADI: Diffusion @ Jonathan Ferrara Gallery, New Orleans

TONY DAGRADI: Diffusion
@Jonathan Ferrara Gallery
400a Julia Street
New Orleans, LA 70130
USA
July 18 – August 30, 2019

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Boring Machines, 2017
hardcover book, acrylic varnish
9.50h x 10w x 8.50d in


Boring Machines (side 2), 2017
hardcover book, acrylic varnish
9.50h x 10w x 8.50d in


Boring Machines (side 3), 2017
hardcover book, acrylic varnish
9.50h x 10w x 8.50d in


Timeline D, 2018
A Picturesque Tale of Progress 1949, volumes 1-9 (complete set)
26.50h x 18.25w x 2.50d in


Skyline D, 2018
New Masters Pictorial Encyclopedia 1957 volumes 1-8 (complete set)
19.50h x 19.50w x 2.50d in


Wonderland D (1956), 2018
hardcover book, acrylic varnish
21.50h x 21.50w x 2.50d in


Diffusion, 2018
hardcover book, acrylic varnish; New Masters Pictorial Encyclopedia 1962 volumes 1-8 (complete set)
18h x 24w x 2.50d in


New Century Dictionary a-pocket veto, 2017
hardcover book, acrylic varnish
11.75h x 13w x 6.50d in


New Century Dictionary pockmark - zymurgy, 2017
hardcover book, acrylic varnish
11.75h x 13w x 6.50d in


Encyclopedia of Philately, 2018
hardcover book, acrylic varnish
10h x 12w x 6d in


Birds of America, 2018
hardcover book, acrylic varnish
11.25h x 8w x 2d in


Camels & Cowboys, 2019
hardcover book, acrylic varnish
10.75h x 12w x 5.50d in


Houdini’s Dilemma, 2019
hardcover book, acrylic varnish
10.75h x 12w x 5.50d in


Strange Shapes Revealed, 2017
hardcover book, acrylic varnish
10h x 8.50w x 6.50d in


The Birds (1936), 2018
hardcover book, acrylic varnish
11h x 15w x 2.50d in


Batman, 2018
Greatest Batman Stories 1938-83 (excerpts)
11.75h x 16.50w x 2.50d in


Black Panther, 2019
hardcover book, acrylic varnish
13.50h x 9.50w x 1.25d in


Iron Man, 2019
hardcover book, acrylic varnish
13h x 9.50w x 1.25d in


Tales from the East, 2019
hardcover book, acrylic varnish
18.50h x 14.25w x 2.50d in


Evidence, 2019
hardcover book, acrylic varnish
13h x 9.25w x 1.25d in


The Dark Knight, Vol. 8, 2019
wood, printed matter on paper, reclaimed books
10.50h x 7w in


Superman...!, 2018
hardcover book, acrylic varnish
10.50h x 7w x 1d in


Heads Up - Ultimate Spiderman, 2018
hardcover book, acrylic varnish
11.50h x 7.50w x 1d in


Watchmen, 2016
hardcover book, acrylic varnish
10.50h x 7w in


Ascension - Watchmen, 2018
hardcover book, acrylic varnish
10.50h x 7w x 1d in


What Do You Mean He’s Gone - Watchmen, 2018
hardcover book, acrylic varnish
10.50h x 7w x 1d in


Veneration, 2019
hardcover book, acrylic varnish
10.50h x 7w x 2.50d in


Excavation, 2019
hardcover book, acrylic varnish
10.50h x 7w x 2.50d in


Consecration, 2019
hardcover book, acrylic varnish
10.50h x 7w x 2.50d in


Calibration, 2019
hardcover book, acrylic varnish
10.50h x 7w x 2.50d in


Exploration, 2019
hardcover book, acrylic varnish
10.50h x 7w x 2.50d in


Jubilation, 2019
hardcover book, acrylic varnish
10.50h x 7w x 2.50d in


Realization, 2019
hardcover book, acrylic varnish
10.50h x 7w x 2.50d in


Escalation, 2019
hardcover book, acrylic varnish
10.50h x 7w x 2.50d in


Speculation, 2019
hardcover book, acrylic varnish
10.50h x 7w x 2.50d in


Butterflies and Balloons #005, 2019
hardcover book, acrylic varnish
10.25h x 7.50w x 1d in


Flying Kangaroos #006, 2019
hardcover book, acrylic varnish
10.25h x 7.50w x 1d in


Tea Ceremony #007, 2019
hardcover book, acrylic varnish
10.25h x 7.50w x 1d in


View of Mount Fuji, 2018
hardcover book, acrylic varnish
10.25h x 7.50w x 1d in


Number Please..., 2018
hardcover book, acrylic varnish
10.25h x 7.50w x 1d in


The Pedicure, 2018
hardcover book, acrylic varnish
10.25h x 7.50w x 1d in


The Embalmer’s Helper, 2018
hardcover book, acrylic varnish
11.50h x 7.50w x 1d in


Lost Worlds, 2018
hardcover book, acrylic varnish
12.25h x 9.25w x 1.25d in


Encyclopedia of Toys, 2018
hardcover book, acrylic varnish
12h x 9w x 1d in


Assyeria (1901), 2018
hardcover book, acrylic varnish
6h x 4.50w x 1d in


Lincoln, 2016
hardcover book, acrylic varnish
9.50h x 6.50w x 1.25d in