"DASO is painting his memories and his history with the characters being himself or family members or friends. There is a story for each painting. A book is in the process of being finished that will show some of his most iconic paintings and will have a story with each one of them. His work hangs in many distinguished buildings in the nation's capital and around the country. DASO is contributing large murals in 2011 to certain small towns in South Carolina.
Iconic African-American Artist - Life in the Early 20th Century
"My Grandmother with the Weekly Wash" 24" X 36" Oil on Canvas $12,000
John DASO, iconic African-American artist whose work has won international fame is represented by Mary Martin Gallery. Museum quality work indicative of an age in the lives of Southern African-Americans. He paints the life he has lived, still lives, and touches the deepest regions in the hearts of those who know the South. John loves the South and all it is and all it stands for. He is an inspiration to all of us.
"Cornflakes"24" x 30" Oil on Canvas $8,000
"The Big Meeting"
"A Southern Treat" 24"x30"
"The Other Side of the Tracks" 24" x 30" Oil on Canvas $8,000
"Chores" 28" x 24" Oil on Canvas $6,000
"Will You Buy My Basket?" 24" x 30" Oil on Canvas $8,000
"Traditions" 30" x 24" Oil on Canvas $8,000
"Marbles" 24" x 20" Oil on Canvas $4,000
DASO’s work conveys a deeply held meaning that is so often lost on those that have forgotten the realities of the past in favor of the gilded version that have been forced on the public by those that have never experienced those times. As his work transports the viewer back to a time that is being ever skewed by the dominance of our current political paradigm, I can see the old accepted truths reawakening from the past, bleary eyed, to take a brief glimpse of this age of technological dogma.The vibrant colors of his works so well compliment and contrast the subtle voice that speaks a true remberance of how things were as opposed to how they should have been. He expertly depicts the attitudes that were once the accepted norms of everyday life without prejudice or modern influence. The balance he has achieved is incredible. At first glance, the paintings sing of the hopes and simple joys of the era almost to a point of the fairy tale happy ending, but as the eye becomes more intimate with the images the somber whispers of the realities become much stronger, thus, striking a balance that breathes a complex life into his paintings that leaves the viewer with questions that lead to a deeper understanding between the deep rooted traditions of the Old South and the new age progression of the New South. by Joseph Miller
Mary Martin GALLERY 103 Broad Street, Charleston, SC 29401 New Location Gallery Row on Historic Broad Street 843-723-0303
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