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'''Victor Stabin''' (born March 5, 1954) is an American artist, self proclaimed eco-surrealist painter, author and illustrator.<ref name=MatterPress>{{cite journal|last=Stabin|first=Victor|title=Daedal Doodle Y|journal=Matter Press|date=5|year=2011|month=December|volume=25|issue=25|pages=1|url=http://matterpress.com/journal/2012/02/01/daedal-doodle-y/|accessdate=5 February 2012}}</ref>His credits as an illustrator include creating nine stamps for the [[United States Postal Service|United States Postal Service’s]] Commemorative Postage Stamp program, a mural for [[RCA Records|RCA/BMG’s]] corporate headquarters in [[New York]], and illustrations for [[The New York Times]], [[Newsweek]], [[Rolling Stone|Rolling Stone Magazine]], and [[Time (magazine)|Time Magazine]].<ref name=MatterPress /> Other works include an album cover for the rock band [[Kiss (band)|KISS]], and designs and illustrations for dozens of mass market books for publishers [[Random House]], [[Penguin Books]], and others.<ref name=MatterPress /> He is noted for his work in education and has used his book "Daedal Doodle" as a teaching tool in several schools, an endeavor sponsored by the [[National Endowment for the Arts]].<ref name="Times News">{{cite news|last=Zickler|first=Carol|title=Victor Stabin to conduct residency program for key artists at Panther Valley HS|url=http://m.tnonline.com/2011/apr/01/victor-stabin-conduct-residency-program-key-artists-panther-valley-hs|accessdate=4 February 2012|newspaper=Times News|date=1 April 2011}}</ref>
'''Victor Stabin''' (born March 5, 1954) is an American artist, self proclaimed eco-surrealist painter, author and illustrator.<ref name=MatterPress>{{cite journal|last=Stabin|first=Victor|title=Daedal Doodle Y|journal=Matter Press|date=5|year=2011|month=December|volume=25|issue=25|pages=1|url=http://matterpress.com/journal/2012/02/01/daedal-doodle-y/|accessdate=5 February 2012}}</ref> He is noted for his work in education and has used his book "Daedal Doodle" as a teaching tool in several schools, an endeavor sponsored by the [[National Endowment for the Arts]].<ref name="Times News">{{cite news|last=Zickler|first=Carol|title=Victor Stabin to conduct residency program for key artists at Panther Valley HS|url=http://m.tnonline.com/2011/apr/01/victor-stabin-conduct-residency-program-key-artists-panther-valley-hs|accessdate=4 February 2012|newspaper=Times News|date=1 April 2011}}</ref>
==Early Life and Education==
==Early Life and Education==
Stabin was born in [[New York City]], into an artistically encouraging family. Stabin's father, Jack Stabin, was an inventor of scientific instrumentation who received his technical training while working on the [[Manhattan Project]].<ref name=MatterPress /> His mother Florence worked as a successful piano teacher in Brooklyn.<br />
Stabin was born in [[New York City]], into an artistically encouraging family. Jack Stabin,Stabin's father, invented scientific instrumentation and gained his technical prowess during work on the [[Manhattan Project]].<ref name=MatterPress /> His mother Florence worked as a successful piano teacher in Brooklyn.<br />
Stabin formally began his artistic education at the [[Art Students League of New York]] attending each summer from ages 13 to 17. He also attended the [[High School of Art and Design]] from which he graduated in 1972. He went on to study at the [[Art Center College of Design]] in Los Angeles from 1973 to 1975 before returning to the East Coast to continue his education at New York City’s [[School of Visual Arts]] from 1975 to 1976.<ref name="Times News" />
Stabin began his formal education as an artist at the [[Art Students League of New York]] attending summers from ages 13 to 17. He also attended the [[High School of Art and Design]] from which he graduated in 1972. He then studied at the [[Art Center College of Design]] in Los Angeles before continuing his education at New York City’s [[School of Visual Arts]].<ref name="Times News" />
==Early Career==
==Early Career==
Stabin began his career as an illustrator. He worked for numerous different publications including [[The New York Times]], [[Newsweek]], [[Rolling Stone|Rolling Stone Magazine]], and [[Time (magazine)|Time Magazine]] as well as designing book covers for publishers [[Random House]], [[Penguin Books]], and others.<ref name=MatterPress />. Some of his most prestigious work as an illustrator includes creating nine stamps for the [[United States Postal Service|United States Postal Service’s]] Commemorative Postage Stamp program, a mural for [[RCA Records|RCA/BMG’s]] corporate headquarters in [[New York]] and an album cover for the rock band [[Kiss (band)|KISS]].<ref name=MatterPress /> <ref name=MC2>{{cite news|last=Miller|first=Tad|title=Whatever became of ... Jim Thorpe artist Victor Stabin?|url=http://articles.mcall.com/2005-01-16/news/3593820_1_stamp-design-cent-stamp-postal-service|accessdate=5 February 2012|newspaper=Morning Call|date=16 January 2005}}</ref>
Stabin began his career as an illustrator. He worked for numerous different publications including [[Newsweek]], [[The New York Times]], [[Time (magazine)|Time Magazine]] and[[Rolling Stone|Rolling Stone]] as well as designing book covers for publishers [[Random House]], [[Penguin Books]], and others.<ref name=MatterPress />. Some of his most prestigious work as an illustrator includes creating nine stamps for the [[United States Postal Service|United States Postal Service’s]] Commemorative Postage Stamp program, an album cover for the rock band [[Kiss (band)|KISS]], and a mural for [[RCA Records|RCA/BMG’s]] corporate headquarters in [[New York]].<ref name=MatterPress /> <ref name=MC2>{{cite news|last=Miller|first=Tad|title=Whatever became of ... Jim Thorpe artist Victor Stabin?|url=http://articles.mcall.com/2005-01-16/news/3593820_1_stamp-design-cent-stamp-postal-service|accessdate=5 February 2012|newspaper=Morning Call|date=16 January 2005}}</ref>
[[File:FishFerrisWheel.jpg|thumb|Fish Ferris Wheel]]
[[File:FishFerrisWheel.jpg|thumb|Fish Ferris Wheel]]
[[File:Tomovermanana.jpg|thumb|Tom Over Manana]]
[[File:Tomovermanana.jpg|thumb|Tom Over Manana]]
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[[Image:Stabinuspsstamps.jpg|American Scientist Stamps]][[Image:HenryManciniStamp.jpg|[[Henry Mancini]] Stamp]]<br />
[[Image:Stabinuspsstamps.jpg|American Scientist Stamps]][[Image:HenryManciniStamp.jpg|[[Henry Mancini]] Stamp]]<br />
==Current Projects==
==Current Projects==
When he was 44, he was diagnosed with cancer and told he had a 50/50 chance of survival.<ref name=MatterPress /> In the years since Victor Stabin beat cancer he has strayed from illustration and focused on his own works.
At age 44 Stabin was diagnosed with cancer and given a 50% chance of survival.<ref name=MatterPress /> In the years since he beat cancer Stabin has strayed from illustration and focused on his own works.
===Turtle Series===
===Turtle Series===
He has created a number of paintings entitled the "Turtle Series" which includes ''Keep Your Eye on the Ball'',''Fish Ferris Wheel'' and his most recent work ''Hatchlings'' as well as several other paintings<ref name=TN2 /> . <br />
Stabin has created a number of paintings entitled the "Turtle Series" which includes ''Keep Your Eye on the Ball'',''Fish Ferris Wheel'' and his most recent work ''Hatchlings'' as well as several other paintings<ref name=TN2 /> . <br />
[[File:FearfulSymetry.jpg|Fearful Symmetry]]
[[File:FearfulSymetry.jpg|Fearful Symmetry]]
[[File:SecretLifeOfTurtles.jpg|Secret Life of Turtles]]
[[File:SecretLifeOfTurtles.jpg|Secret Life of Turtles]]
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[[File:TheFairerHand.jpg|The Fairer Hand]]<br />
[[File:TheFairerHand.jpg|The Fairer Hand]]<br />
===Daedal Doodle===
===Daedal Doodle===
Stabin has also authored a book called "Daedal Doodle" which features illustrations and alliterations created by the artist. This work has been used by Stabin as a teaching tool in a number of schools.<ref name="Times News" /> Early praise for Daedal Doodle has been received from [[Susan Orlean]] of the [[The New Yorker]] Magazine who called it, "original and sly," from [[Leonard Lopate]] of [[WNYC]] Radio, who described it as, "a visual stunner with delightful definitions," and from [[NPR]] commentator [[Jeremy Siegel]] who noted, "Looking at this book was reminiscent of the first time I viewed the work of [[M.C. Escher]]."<ref name=TN2>{{cite news|last=Zagofsky|first=Al|title=A Daedal Doodle Book Party|url=http://www.tnonline.com/2011/jun/21/daedal-doodle-book-party|accessdate=5 February 2012|newspaper=Times News|date=21 June 2011}}</ref> A monthly version of the work is published in ICON under the title "Alliteration of the Month".<ref name=ICON>{{cite web|last=McKenna|first=Trina|title=Alliteration of the Month|url=http://www.iconmagazineonline.com|work=ICON|publisher=Trina Mckenna|accessdate=5 February 2012}}</ref> <br />
Stabin has also authored a book called "Daedal Doodle" which features illustrations and alliterations created by the artist. This work has been used by Stabin as a teaching tool in a number of schools.<ref name="Times News" /> "Daedal Doodle" has received early praise from [[Susan Orlean]] of the [[The New Yorker]] Magazine who proclaimed it, "original and sly," [[NPR]] commentator [[Jeremy Siegel]] who noted, "Looking at this book was reminiscent of the first time I viewed the work of [[M.C. Escher]]." and [[Leonard Lopate]] of [[WNYC]] Radio, who called it, "a visual stunner with delightful definitions,"<ref name=TN2>{{cite news|last=Zagofsky|first=Al|title=A Daedal Doodle Book Party|url=http://www.tnonline.com/2011/jun/21/daedal-doodle-book-party|accessdate=5 February 2012|newspaper=Times News|date=21 June 2011}}</ref> A monthly version of the work is published in ICON under the title "Alliteration of the Month".<ref name=ICON>{{cite web|last=McKenna|first=Trina|title=Alliteration of the Month|url=http://www.iconmagazineonline.com|work=ICON|publisher=Trina Mckenna|accessdate=5 February 2012}}</ref> <br />
[[Image:DaedalDoodleCover.jpg|Daedal Doodle]]
[[Image:DaedalDoodleCover.jpg|Daedal Doodle]]
===Stabin Morykin Building===
===Stabin Morykin Building===
With his wife Joan Morykin,<ref>http://www.carboncountymagazine.com/CarbonCountyMagazine/2011/2011-01/Articles/Story36-Joan_Morykin.html</ref> Stabin renovated a 15,000-square-foot factory building in Jim Thorpe originally constructed in 1850. Now called the Stabin Morykin Building, it includes art galleries, art workshop space, a theater and the farm-to-table restaurant Flow.<ref name="Daedal MC">{{cite news|last=Szafoni|first=Jessica|title=Artist twists typical take on ABCs|url=http://articles.mcall.com/2011-06-24/entertainment/mc-daedal-doodle-book-20110624_1_words-joan-morykin-book-release-party|accessdate=5 February 2012|newspaper=Morning Call|date=24 June 2011}}</ref> The galleries currently house the work of Stabin as well as that of his students.
Stabin and his wife Joan Morykin,<ref>http://www.carboncountymagazine.com/CarbonCountyMagazine/2011/2011-01/Articles/Story36-Joan_Morykin.html</ref> renovated a 15,000-square-foot, 170 year old, former factory building in Jim Thorpe,Pa. Now called the Stabin Morykin Building, it includes the Victor Stabin Gallery, an art workshop space, and a farm-to-table restaurant,Flow.<ref name="Daedal MC">{{cite news|last=Szafoni|first=Jessica|title=Artist twists typical take on ABCs|url=http://articles.mcall.com/2011-06-24/entertainment/mc-daedal-doodle-book-20110624_1_words-joan-morykin-book-release-party|accessdate=5 February 2012|newspaper=Morning Call|date=24 June 2011}}</ref> The galleries currently house the work of Stabin as well as that of his students.


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 02:50, 22 February 2012

Victor Stabin
Photo of Victor Stabin
Victor Stabin (current)
BornMarch 5, 1954
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Known forArtist
Notable workBook:

"Daedal Doodle"
Paintings:
"Hatchlings"
"Getting Ready"
"Keep Your Eye on the Ball"

Keep Your Eye On The Ball
MovementEco-Surrealist
Websitehttp://www.victorstabin.com

Victor Stabin (born March 5, 1954) is an American artist, self proclaimed eco-surrealist painter, author and illustrator.[1] He is noted for his work in education and has used his book "Daedal Doodle" as a teaching tool in several schools, an endeavor sponsored by the National Endowment for the Arts.[2]

Early Life and Education

Stabin was born in New York City, into an artistically encouraging family. Jack Stabin,Stabin's father, invented scientific instrumentation and gained his technical prowess during work on the Manhattan Project.[1] His mother Florence worked as a successful piano teacher in Brooklyn.
Stabin began his formal education as an artist at the Art Students League of New York attending summers from ages 13 to 17. He also attended the High School of Art and Design from which he graduated in 1972. He then studied at the Art Center College of Design in Los Angeles before continuing his education at New York City’s School of Visual Arts.[2]

Early Career

Stabin began his career as an illustrator. He worked for numerous different publications including Newsweek, The New York Times, Time Magazine andRolling Stone as well as designing book covers for publishers Random House, Penguin Books, and others.[1]. Some of his most prestigious work as an illustrator includes creating nine stamps for the United States Postal Service’s Commemorative Postage Stamp program, an album cover for the rock band KISS, and a mural for RCA/BMG’s corporate headquarters in New York.[1] [3]

Fish Ferris Wheel
Tom Over Manana
The Telling

Stamps

The United States Postal Service has hired Stabin to design a number of stamps. He created a Henry Mancini stamp in 2003 which led to him being hired again in 2005 this time to create four of the American scientists series stamps: physicist Richard Feynman, thermodynamicist Josiah Gibbs, geneticist Barbara McClintock and mathematician John von Neumann.[4][5] He was again hired by the USPS in 2008 and created the artwork for stamps depicting four more American scientists -- theoretical physicist John Bardeen, biochemist Gerty Cori, astronomer Edwin Hubble and chemist Linus Pauling.[4]
American Scientist StampsHenry Mancini Stamp

Current Projects

At age 44 Stabin was diagnosed with cancer and given a 50% chance of survival.[1] In the years since he beat cancer Stabin has strayed from illustration and focused on his own works.

Turtle Series

Stabin has created a number of paintings entitled the "Turtle Series" which includes Keep Your Eye on the Ball,Fish Ferris Wheel and his most recent work Hatchlings as well as several other paintings[6] .
Fearful Symmetry Secret Life of Turtles Red Socks Getting Ready The Fairer Hand

Daedal Doodle

Stabin has also authored a book called "Daedal Doodle" which features illustrations and alliterations created by the artist. This work has been used by Stabin as a teaching tool in a number of schools.[2] "Daedal Doodle" has received early praise from Susan Orlean of the The New Yorker Magazine who proclaimed it, "original and sly," NPR commentator Jeremy Siegel who noted, "Looking at this book was reminiscent of the first time I viewed the work of M.C. Escher." and Leonard Lopate of WNYC Radio, who called it, "a visual stunner with delightful definitions,"[6] A monthly version of the work is published in ICON under the title "Alliteration of the Month".[7]
Daedal Doodle

Stabin Morykin Building

Stabin and his wife Joan Morykin,[8] renovated a 15,000-square-foot, 170 year old, former factory building in Jim Thorpe,Pa. Now called the Stabin Morykin Building, it includes the Victor Stabin Gallery, an art workshop space, and a farm-to-table restaurant,Flow.[9] The galleries currently house the work of Stabin as well as that of his students.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Stabin, Victor (5). "Daedal Doodle Y". Matter Press. 25 (25): 1. Retrieved 5 February 2012. {{cite journal}}: Check date values in: |date= and |year= / |date= mismatch (help); Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  2. ^ a b c Zickler, Carol (1 April 2011). "Victor Stabin to conduct residency program for key artists at Panther Valley HS". Times News. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
  3. ^ Miller, Tad (16 January 2005). "Whatever became of ... Jim Thorpe artist Victor Stabin?". Morning Call. Retrieved 5 February 2012.
  4. ^ a b Lauer-Williams, Kathy (7 March 2008). "Carbon artist designs stamps". Morning Call. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
  5. ^ "USPS Press Release". USPS Press Release. PR Newswire. Retrieved 5 February 2012.
  6. ^ a b Zagofsky, Al (21 June 2011). "A Daedal Doodle Book Party". Times News. Retrieved 5 February 2012.
  7. ^ McKenna, Trina. "Alliteration of the Month". ICON. Trina Mckenna. Retrieved 5 February 2012.
  8. ^ http://www.carboncountymagazine.com/CarbonCountyMagazine/2011/2011-01/Articles/Story36-Joan_Morykin.html
  9. ^ Szafoni, Jessica (24 June 2011). "Artist twists typical take on ABCs". Morning Call. Retrieved 5 February 2012.
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