Author: David McGlynn

David McGlynn is an artist living and working in New York City and Beverly, MA. Born and raised in the Bronx, NY, he received a BFA from SUNY Purchase in 1979.  Mr. McGlynn enjoys success as both a fine art photographer and as a professional commercial photographer. His specialty is photo collage, and he has been refining his unique style for the better part of three decades. He has shown his work at several group and solo shows, including the Alternative Museum, Queens Museum, Hudson River Museum, Luring Augustine Gallery, the Neuberger Museum and Broadway Windows. His work is included in the collections of the Brooklyn Museum, the Erie Art Museum, the New Britain Museum of American Art, the Forbes Gallery Collection, and various private collections. In addition, he has created large-scale works for permanent installation for a variety of clients, including Disney/ESPN Zone restaurants, Fox Network headquarters, and AT&T Corporate Headquarters.  His work has appeared in publications including WIRED, Newsweek, Time, Money, Forbes, Vibe, ESPN, New York Times, Traveler, Popular Science and Metropolitan Home. Corporate and advertising clients include Miller Brewing Company, ‘Absolut McGlynn’ for Absolut Vodka, Kodak Funsaver cameras, Compaq, American Express, Disney, Dime Bank, Polygram/Mercury Records, and the World Financial Center. Mr. McGlynn has received several awards including: American Photography Annual 7, 10, 11, 35; Society of Publication Designers Annual 18, 23, 27, 28 and 30; Graphis Poster and Graphis Digital. Portfolio spreads of his artwork have been published in: Life Magazine, Popular Photography, Idea (Japan), Photo Magazine (France), and Photo District News.

January 28, 2018

F-X NETWORK 1995
F-X NETWORK 1995

F-X NETWORK 1995 is an analog photo collage using one-hour photo prints shot with color negative film. Created for the F-X network in 1995. The ever growing collage, we added a few people/sections over a few days of shooting and collaging.

F-X NETWORK 1995 DETAIL
F-X NETWORK 1995 DETAIL

January 27, 2018

STUDIO PANORAMA CIRCA 1994
STUDIO PANORAMA CIRCA 1995

STUDIO PANORAMA CIRCA 1995 is an analog photo collage of snapshots of the photo studio on Fourth Avenue, NYC circa 1995. Head Zookeeper Susan Hartung in center, on table and floor the F-X collage in progress, to the right the Porcupine Press greeting cards, on far right a show of my 90’s collages on display, and on the left the infamous Louise Nevelson memorial shelving unit, in shimmering solid gold spray paint.

STUDIO PANORAMA CIRCA B 1994
STUDIO PANORAMA CIRCA B 1995

January 26, 2018

GLAMOUR CIBACHROME TWO 1993
GLAMOUR CIBACHROME TWO 1993

GLAMOUR CIBACHROME TWO 1993 is a multiple image Cibachrome print made from color transaparency film images using various techniques during shooting, including image projection and light painting, all in a land before Photoshop.  Created for Glamour Magazine in 1993.

January 21, 2018

KRAZE 2 1989
KRAZE 2 1989

KRAZE 2 1989 Is a portrait of Norris Burroughs of the seminal 80’s House band Kraze. I did four separate photo-illustrative portraits of each band member for Andy Warhol’s Interview Magazine in 1989. Photographed with color negative film and printed on Chromogenic paper, in a land before computers and Photoshop. I created effects in the enlarging /printing process using stencils to expose areas separately, and treated them with filters, motion, and effects screens such as broken glass, etc. All while listening to vinyl record mixes on cassette tapes played on a boom box…