Born in 1959 in Dordogne, Daniel Castan draws from a very young age. He graduated from the School of Fine Arts of Bordeaux, he worked as a graphic designer and created his own company, he has done some works for Unicef, Pierre Balmain, ONU, ZIppo, Polyflamme. When he was 40 years old, he started painting again just for the pure pleasure of it. At age 48, he left everything to follow his dreams.
At the beggining of his professional life Daniel Castan travelled a lot to New York and Hong Kong. He had a special fascination for the urban world and their exaggerated perspectives. In his paintings, he tries to recreate these graphic environments. The lines of the buildings get lost in the sky, the long avenues seem endless, the colors collide. The artist works direclty from his memories and imagination.
Daniel Castan chose to paint with alkyd oil. This kind of oil works just like classical oil, but the binder in it, is a kind of resin that allows accelerated drying. His favorite tool is the knife, it allows him to work with paste, and to draw in different materials.
Daniel Castan
Manhattan Avenue, 2022 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch Painting
$4,351
Daniel Castan
Driver, 2022 47.2 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch Painting
$5,345
Daniel Castan
Bright City, 2022 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch Painting
$4,351
Daniel Castan
Crossroad, 2022 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch Painting
$4,351
Daniel Castan
Long Street, 2021 47.2 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch Painting
$5,507
Daniel Castan
En Plein NY, 2021 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch Painting
$2,537
Daniel Castan
Black Madison, 2021 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch Painting
$2,537
Daniel Castan
Koreatown, 2021 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch Painting
$2,483
Daniel Castan
Blue Manhattan, 2021 23.6 x 23.6 x 1.4 inch Painting
$1,296
Daniel Castan
Koreatown, 2022 47.2 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch Painting
$4,859
Daniel Castan
Yellow Cab, 2021 47.2 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch Painting
$4,859
Daniel Castan
Traffic Wall Street, 2020 31.5 x 31.5 x 1 inch Painting
$2,591
Daniel Castan
Taxi sur Broadway, 2021 44.9 x 76.8 x 1.2 inch Painting
$8,422
Daniel Castan
July, 2021 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch Painting
$3,779
Daniel Castan
Black Window, 2021 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch Painting
$3,779
Daniel Castan
Black emotion, 2021 47.2 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch Painting
$4,859
Daniel Castan
Blue wave, 2020 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch Painting
$3,779
Daniel Castan
Piéton sur Brooklyn, 2022 44.9 x 76.8 x 1.2 inch Painting
$8,422
Daniel Castan
Black abstraction, 2021 44.9 x 76.8 x 1.6 inch Painting
$8,422
Daniel Castan
Times Square By Night, 2022 47.2 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch Painting
$4,859
Daniel Castan
Taxi - Chelsea, 2021 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch Painting
$3,779
Daniel Castan
NYC, 2017 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch Painting
$3,779
Daniel Castan
Hollis, 2021 35 x 57.5 x 0.8 inch Painting
$7,018
Daniel Castan
Glendale - Crépuscule, 2021 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch Painting
$3,779
Daniel Castan
Cooper Square, 2017 47.2 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch Painting
$4,859
Daniel Castan
By Night, 2021 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch Painting
$3,779
Daniel Castan
Big Apple, 2020 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch Painting
$3,779
Daniel Castan
Black Koreatown, 2020 39.4 x 39.4 x 1 inch Painting
$3,779
Daniel Castan
Brooklyn bridge, 2017 47.2 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch Painting
$4,859
Daniel Castan
Bellerose - Crepuscule, 2021 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch Painting
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Daniel Castan
Blue Manhattan, 2021 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch Painting
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Daniel Castan
BaySade, 2021 31.5 x 31.5 x 1 inch Painting
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Daniel Castan
Manhattan Henge, 2021 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch Painting
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Daniel Castan
Black & white Flatiron, 2021 23.6 x 23.6 x 1.4 inch Painting
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Daniel Castan
Piétons sur Braodway, 2021 23.6 x 23.6 x 1.4 inch Painting
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Daniel Castan
Blue Manhattan, 2015 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch Painting
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Daniel Castan
Black & White, 2015 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch Painting
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Daniel Castan
Morning blue, 2021 47.2 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch Painting
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Daniel Castan
Taxi morning, 2021 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch Painting
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Daniel Castan
Sous un ciel bleu, 2021 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch Painting
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Daniel Castan
NYC Cloud, 2020 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch Painting
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Daniel Castan
Metropolitan Life Building, 2020 39.4 x 39.4 x 1 inch Painting
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Daniel Castan
Manhattan, 2020 39.4 x 76.8 x 1.6 inch Painting
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Daniel Castan
Manhattan Crépuscule, 2020 44.9 x 76.8 x 1.6 inch Painting
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Born in 1959 in Dordogne, Daniel Castan draws from a very young age. He graduated from the School of Fine Arts of Bordeaux, he worked as a graphic designer and created his own company, he has done some works for Unicef, Pierre Balmain, ONU, ZIppo, Polyflamme. When he was 40 years old, he started painting again just for the pure pleasure of it. At age 48, he left everything to follow his dreams.
At the beggining of his professional life Daniel Castan travelled a lot to New York and Hong Kong. He had a special fascination for the urban world and their exaggerated perspectives. In his paintings, he tries to recreate these graphic environments. The lines of the buildings get lost in the sky, the long avenues seem endless, the colors collide. The artist works direclty from his memories and imagination.
Daniel Castan chose to paint with alkyd oil. This kind of oil works just like classical oil, but the binder in it, is a kind of resin that allows accelerated drying. His favorite tool is the knife, it allows him to work with paste, and to draw in different materials.
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What is Daniel Castan’s artistic movement?
The artistic movements of the artists are: Landscape Impressionists
When was Daniel Castan born?
The year of birth of the artist is: 1959