"Daniel Blagg doesn't travel far to find material. "Many of my subjects are within a few blocks of my studio," says the artist, whose warehouse workspace is in an industrial district in Fort Worth, TX. "I am drawn to neglected areas that are in a state of limbo. For me, they have an element of something that's very ordinary, very American."

He is the twin brother of artist Dennis Blagg and brother of artists Woodrow and Doug Blagg.

"Dan Blagg uses techniques of photo-realism to depict symbols of urban blight: abandoned buildings, derelict gas stations, and empty streets. Blagg tries to elevate the mundane. The imagery that Blagg uses is so familiar that one cannot help but be drawn in by these everyday scenes." (Kidder Smith Gallery)

SELECTED COLLECTIONS
Museum of South Texas, Corpus Christi, Tex.
Tyler Art Museum, Tyler, Tex.
Deloitte & Touche, Washington, D.C.
Bank One, Fort Worth, Tex.
Texas Instruments, Plano, Tex.
Southwestern Bell, Dallas, Tex.
GTE, Irving, Tex.
Shell Oil, Houston, Tex.
Exxon, Dallas, Tx.
Grand Bank, Dallas, Tex.
Arthur Young Co., Dallas, Tex.
First City, Dallas, Tex.
Belo Broadcasting, Dallas, Tex.
FRK Properties, San Antonio, Tex.
Fluor Corporation, Houston, Tex.
M Bank, Austin, Tex.
Brad Corbett, Dallas & Arlington, Tex., Tokyo, Jap.
Roger Horchow, Dallas, Tex.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Art Forum, June, 2005.
Art in America, June, 2005.
Kevin Brochard, Artlies, volume 42.
Jim Edwards and Bill Otton, Urbanscapes.
Gaile Robinson, "Public Art", Fort Worth Star-Telegram, June, 2005.
Mike Daniel, "Quick Sketch Landscape", Dallas Morning News.
Daniel Blagg, Urbanscape Paintings at the Art Museum of South Texas, South Texas Institute for the Arts.
Amy Sorter, "Art & Soul", Woodstock Times, August, 2000.
Janet Tyson, "Points of Beauty", Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
Andrew Morton, "Twin Painters Take Different Paths", Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
Janet Tyson, "Inspiration Found in Parking Lots", Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
Anthony Mariani, "Best of the Plex", Fort Worth Weekly.
"Real and Surreal", Texas Homes.

Sources:
DFN Gallery, New York
Kidder Smith Gallery, Boston MA

Daniel Blagg

(b. 1951)

Daniel Blagg, a native of Texas is constantly influenced by the surroundings of his studio warehouse located on the outskirts of downtown Fort Worth. Blagg's urban realist paintings depict abandoned buildings, decaying gas stations and empty streets. Drawn to these neglected areas that are in a state of limbo, his perspective elevates and reflects elements of Americanism both ordinary and sublime.

Says the artist of his work: "As an artist, I think that I don't know all the motives that draw me to a subject. It is both simple and complex, and I prefer to leave it a mystery. I can only say that even thought I paint in a realistic way I try to avoid formula and style. What I hope comes out in the end is the raw signature of emotional observation."

Museum Collections of Bragg's work include; the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, Museum of South Texas, Corpus Christi, Shell Oil, Fidelity Investments, and the Coca Cola company. Blagg has also been a finalist in the prestigious Hunting Prize juried exhibition in Houston, Texas.