May 12, 2018

William Schaff _ I've got a message for you, if I could only remember


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Anno Domini // the second coming of Art & Design is proud to present:

"I've got a message for you, if I could only remember…" William Schaff solo exhibition Mary 4 – June 16, 2018

Enamored with traditional Chinese paper cuts (of both the classic and modern age), I was moved to try my own hand at the medium. The challenge becomes to not simply mimic the style I have come to love, but to try and fine a visual vocabulary more true to me. It’s not that the traditional subject matter of animals and flora don’t hold an incredible power for me as well, but I felt to stick only with those subjects made it harder for me to break away from simply trying to imitate Chinese paper cuts.

So I turned to the Bible – the book of my faith. I turned to the human/animal hybrids found in my other works. I included the nature I see around me, too, but I have looked to go further. Overall I feel this is a beginning. A strong beginning, but a beginning nonetheless. Thank you for sharing this experience with me. ~William Schaff

William Schaff (b. 1973, Boston, MA) has been a working artist for over two decades. Known primarily for his mastery at album artwork, (Okkervil River, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Brown Bird, Songs: Ohia, etc) Schaff is also the founder of Warren Rhode Island’s “Fort Foreclosure.” The building, lovingly named without the least bit of irony, serves as Schaff’s home and studio as well as home and meeting place for other artists (most notably resident musicians MorganEve Swain, and the Late David Lamb, both of Brown Bird). William, recognizing the importance of art in this world, recently expanded his community to the West Coast, where he started “The Outpost” in Oakland, California. There–financial earnings be damned!–William fills his days drawing works of art for private commissions, bands, and his own examinations of human interaction. “I’ve got a message for you, if I could only remember…” is Schaff’s second solo exhibition with Anno Domini.


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William Schaff _ Madonna and Child

William Schaff
Madonna and Child
Cut paper, 20.5 x 20.5”, 2016
$875.

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William Schaff _ Heron Study

William Schaff
Heron Study
Cut paper on wood, 21” x 20.5” 2017
$1,400.

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William Schaff _ Study of A Praying Mantis

William Schaff
Study of A Praying Mantis
Cut paper on wood, 21.75” x 8”, 2017
$1,100.

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William Schaff _ Separation

William Schaff
Separation
Cut Paper, 24” x 36”, 2017
$1,200.

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William Schaff _ Conduit For Sale

William Schaff
Conduit For Sale
Cut paper, 10” x 8” x 2”, 2017
$750.

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William Schaff _ A Study in Prophecy

William Schaff
A Study in Prophecy
Cut paper and acrylic, 9.5” x 8”, 2017
$975.

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William Schaff _ The Brothers

William Schaff
The Brothers
Cut paper and spray paint, 20” x 16”, 2018
$1,650.

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William Schaff _ Panel I

William Schaff
Panel 1
Cut paper on wood, 36” x 12”, 2017
$2,000.

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William Schaff _ Cardinals and Peonies

William Schaff
Cardinals and Peonies
Cut paper, 8” x 8”, 2018
SOLD.

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William Schaff _ Flowers

William Schaff
Flowers
Cut paper and spray paint, 24” x 18”, 2018
SOLD.

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William Schaff _ The Annunciation

William Schaff
The Annunciation
Cut Paper on wood, 54” x 42”, 2017
$3,500.

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William Schaff _ Searching

William Schaff
Searching
Mixed media diorama, 12.25” x 12.5” x 3.25”, 2017
$2,300.

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William Schaff _ Final Wishes

William Schaff
Final Wishes
Cut paper diorama, 12” x 12” x 2”, 2018
$1,500.

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William Schaff _ Man in the Mountain

William Schaff
Man in the Mountain
Cut paper diorama, 12” x 12” x 2”, 2018
$1,500.

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William Schaff _ A Celebrant of Matsus Birthday

William Schaff
A Celebrant of Matsu’s Birthday
Cut paper diorama, 13” x 10” x 8”, 2017
$925.

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May 11, 2018

William Schaff _ A Shrine to Creativity

William Schaff
A Shrine to Creativity
Cut paper diorama, 7” x 7” x 3”, 2018
$975.

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William Schaff _ The Wounded Stag

William Schaff
The Wounded Stag
Cut paper diorama, 7.25” x 7.25” x 3”, 2017
SOLD.

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William Schaff _ The Violinist

William Schaff
The Violinist
Cut paper, 13” x 10”, 2017, framed
$900.

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William Schaff _ Mechanical Bird

William Schaff
Mechanical Bird
Cut paper, 20” x 16”, 2018, framed
SOLD.

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William Schaff _ Ezekiel Has A Prophecy

William Schaff
Ezekiel Has A Prophecy
Cut paper on wood, 20” x 26”, 2017
$1,250.

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William Schaff _ Our Father

William Schaff
Our Father…
Mixed media diorama, 6” x 24” x 2”, 2017
$1,600.

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William Schaff _ Portrait of Rina Boero

William Schaff
Portrait of Rina Boero
Cut paper on wood, 20.5” x 14.75”, 2018
$1,165.

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William Schaff _ April

William Schaff
April
Ink and collage on paper, 7” x 8.5”, 2017, framed
$1,500.

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William Schaff _ May

William Schaff
May
Ink and collage on paper, 7” x 8.5”, 2017, framed
$1,500.

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William Schaff _ June

William Schaff
June
Ink and collage on paper, 7” x 8.5” , 2017
$1,500.

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William Schaff _ Ill Fly Away lyric sheet

William Schaff
“I’ll Fly Away” lyric sheet
Cut paper, 28” x 20.5”, 2018, framed
$2,400.

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William Schaff _ The Bad Captain

William Schaff
The Bad Captain
Ink and collage on paper, 12” x 9” , 2018, framed
SOLD.

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William Schaff _ You Can’t Help Yourself

William Schaff
“You Can’t Help Yourself”
Gouache and ink on paper, 9.75” x 9.5”, 2017, framed
$1,200.

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William Schaff _ The Big Game is Every Night Lyric Sheet

William Schaff
“The Big Game is Every Night,” Lyric Sheet
Ink and acrylic on paper, 11.75” x 8.75”, 2017, framed
$1,800.

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William Schaff _ Red Lyric Sheet

William Schaff
“Red,” Lyric Sheet
Mixed media, 11.75” x 7.25”, 2018, framed
$1,800.

Also available: Signed and numbered giclée prints $35.

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