Lot 80098: April Greiman Signed Print "Fire" Modern Art Design

This is a large print by artist and graphic designer April Greiman. Fire is the theme interpreted here in computerized collage. There is also text, which begins: "Desire the Fire. Seek to the Fire: And you will find the Fire." As the words continue down the colors get brighter and more intense, until the fire seems to consume the entire work. Artist: April Greiman Title: "Fire" Sheet size: Each 29 1/2 x 41 inches Signature: Signed by the artist, in pencil, right margin, center Edition: Artist's and Printer's proofs available, unnumbered (you will receive a print marked "A.P." or "P.P.") Condition: Excellent Certificate of Authenticity: Included April Greiman has taken a most primitive of substances, fire, and reinterpreted it into a modern vision. This is a vivid and compelling print by one of the most influential women in the world of modern design. Biography:April Greiman (1948- ) was born in New York City. She pursued graphic design at Allgemeine Kunstgewerbeschule in Basel, Switzerland, and the Kansas City Art Institute. Her style developed into postmodernism, with strong influence of Her career began simultaneously as a graphic designer and teacher. She later moved to L.A. and opened her own graphic design studio called "Made in Space," which greatly influenced the Californian New Wave. She was one of the first to utilize Paintbox on Apple computers to great effect, becoming a pioneer of digital imaging. Her design work has been used by many companies, including AOL/Time Warner, Microsoft, and the US Postal Service. April Greiman has won many awards, and her work has been exhibited at the National Museum of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, and is in the permanent collection at the Museum of Modern Art in New York.