Victor Stabin
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Victor Stabin | |
|---|---|
 Victor Stabin (current) | |
| Born | March 5, 1954 |
| Nationality | American |
| Known for | Artist |
| Notable work | Book: "Daedal Doodle"  |
| Movement | Eco-Surrealist |
| Website | http://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]
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] .
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
- ^ 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) - ^ 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.
- ^ Miller, Tad (16 January 2005). "Whatever became of ... Jim Thorpe artist Victor Stabin?". Morning Call. Retrieved 5 February 2012.
- ^ a b Lauer-Williams, Kathy (7 March 2008). "Carbon artist designs stamps". Morning Call. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
- ^ "USPS Press Release". USPS Press Release. PR Newswire. Retrieved 5 February 2012.
- ^ a b Zagofsky, Al (21 June 2011). "A Daedal Doodle Book Party". Times News. Retrieved 5 February 2012.
- ^ McKenna, Trina. "Alliteration of the Month". ICON. Trina Mckenna. Retrieved 5 February 2012.
- ^ http://www.carboncountymagazine.com/CarbonCountyMagazine/2011/2011-01/Articles/Story36-Joan_Morykin.html
- ^ Szafoni, Jessica (24 June 2011). "Artist twists typical take on ABCs". Morning Call. Retrieved 5 February 2012.