Anyone in the metro Atlanta area interested in purchasing my work,
may currently buy directly from me.
Please contact me through the contact page on this website.
may currently buy directly from me.
Please contact me through the contact page on this website.
Allan Eddy
postmodern abstract surreal impressionist
painter - sculptor
Allan Eddy is an award-winning Atlanta-based artist.
In 2000 he went totally blind overnight
from Meningitis. Doctors said he
wouldn't see at all, ever again.
But Allan's vision did come back a little.
He regained enough vision to paint beautifully again.
Allan is now almost totally blind in one eye
and sees out of just a sliver in the other eye.
Allan creates beautiful art again and inspires everyone with
his passion for art and his upbeat spirit.
In 2000 he went totally blind overnight
from Meningitis. Doctors said he
wouldn't see at all, ever again.
But Allan's vision did come back a little.
He regained enough vision to paint beautifully again.
Allan is now almost totally blind in one eye
and sees out of just a sliver in the other eye.
Allan creates beautiful art again and inspires everyone with
his passion for art and his upbeat spirit.
Left:
A large painting originally purchased by Elton John, recently
acquired by The Oglethorpe University Museum of Art
for its permanent collection.
News story on Allan on WSB/TV - NBC
This video is about 4 minutes.
Celebrity Fashion Designer Miguel Wilson: www.instagram.com/miguelwilsoncollection/ www.miguelwilson.com/
Below: I was commissioned to do this painting for Sight Savers America.
It was on display at an eye hospital for a year.
It was on display at an eye hospital for a year.
Here are a few paintings of my Pointillism series:
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Here are a few paintings of my pastel on paper series:
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Here are a few of my recent Fossil Wall sculptures:
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Here are a few of my recent oil pastel/acrylic/varnish on canvas series:
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Below: Story on Allan shown on PBA/TV.
This video is about 4 minutes.
Talk by Allan at Charity Fundraiser for Sightsavers America.
A painting of Allan's was awarded in honor of their yearly honoree.
This video is about 4 minutes.
Below is a video of the lecture Allan gave in April 2014
at the Oglethorpe University Museum of Art. The art seen is his.
This video is 1 hour and 13 minutes.
Photo of Allan speaking at 2008 International
Conference of U.S. & European Eye Doctors.
(audio of speech on separate page)
Allan's View
"Most artists understand that change is necessary in order to grow. Sometimes changing can be frightening and difficult - especially when not by choice. The careers of Chuck Close and Claude Monet give me hope that those changes can be viewed as a next step forward in one's work instead of a new beginning.
Optic nerve damage has left me with no usable sight in my right eye and severely limited field of vision in my left eye. I have some problems with color and I have no depth perception.
Increasing the size of my work was an obvious first step. I've made some changes in my color palette in order to help deal with my color issues. My limited field of vision was a much more difficult problem to deal with. It didn't matter what size of brush or brushstroke I used - my hand simply moves much faster than my eyes can follow. Experimenting with pointillism appears to at least partially solve that. I can place any individual dot of color exactly where I want it. Working with points of color allows me to build the images up slowly, allowing the finished piece to emerge."
Optic nerve damage has left me with no usable sight in my right eye and severely limited field of vision in my left eye. I have some problems with color and I have no depth perception.
Increasing the size of my work was an obvious first step. I've made some changes in my color palette in order to help deal with my color issues. My limited field of vision was a much more difficult problem to deal with. It didn't matter what size of brush or brushstroke I used - my hand simply moves much faster than my eyes can follow. Experimenting with pointillism appears to at least partially solve that. I can place any individual dot of color exactly where I want it. Working with points of color allows me to build the images up slowly, allowing the finished piece to emerge."
KANDINSKY, MATTA, MIRO - Allan Eddy
Allan Eddy is an award winning 1988 B.F.A. graduate of the Atlanta College of Art. Among his many awards, he was the recipient of Atlanta's prestigious Forward Arts Foundation scholarship award for his senior year.
Buyers of his art include Elton John, King and Spalding Law Firm, and many private and corporate collectors.
One of the South’s most promising abstract artists, Allan Eddy juxtaposes the organic shapes found in nature with architectural or man-made elements. The geometry in architecture inspires the underlying grid in his complex compositions. The mixed media relief, formed with layers of paper and acrylic paint, creates texture, rhythmic patterns, and movement across the surface. Eddy is equally concerned with mastering formal elements such as color, composition and value, which are also evident.
The titles in Eddy’s work frequently provide a clue to the personal story line behind the painting. In Heartland, the geometric component is the site plan of his new house, overlaid with drawings of landscape. Sometimes, similar textures in different works can have dual meanings; for example, the triangular shapes of the dragon’s scales in Dragon’s Home become hard stamped steel in Heartland.
Recently Allan's painting style has primarily been abstract surreal: pointillism, pastel, and oil pastel. And always sculptures.
Allan Eddy is an award winning 1988 B.F.A. graduate of the Atlanta College of Art. Among his many awards, he was the recipient of Atlanta's prestigious Forward Arts Foundation scholarship award for his senior year.
Buyers of his art include Elton John, King and Spalding Law Firm, and many private and corporate collectors.
One of the South’s most promising abstract artists, Allan Eddy juxtaposes the organic shapes found in nature with architectural or man-made elements. The geometry in architecture inspires the underlying grid in his complex compositions. The mixed media relief, formed with layers of paper and acrylic paint, creates texture, rhythmic patterns, and movement across the surface. Eddy is equally concerned with mastering formal elements such as color, composition and value, which are also evident.
The titles in Eddy’s work frequently provide a clue to the personal story line behind the painting. In Heartland, the geometric component is the site plan of his new house, overlaid with drawings of landscape. Sometimes, similar textures in different works can have dual meanings; for example, the triangular shapes of the dragon’s scales in Dragon’s Home become hard stamped steel in Heartland.
Recently Allan's painting style has primarily been abstract surreal: pointillism, pastel, and oil pastel. And always sculptures.
April - May 2014
Oglethorpe University Museum of Art
This makes me feel good, others inspired by me:
http://dont-do-that-youll-go-blind-artist.blogspot.com/2010/06/blind-artist-allan-eddy.html?zx=afa30745bd854b5c
"Thursday, June 3, 2010 Blind artist, Allan Eddy.... So much for the "pic o' the Day", eh? That's the way I am....I have some ideas, but never really put them to use.
So, last night I was sitting around, feeling sorry for myself, and decided to check the internet for other blind artists. I KNOW I read somewhere about some famous (dead) artist who went blind before he died, and still painted, but all his paintings in that era were dark brown/blue....(if anyone knows who this was, please tell me! It's driving me nuts!)
Anyway, I searched for blind artists, and found an amazing artist...Allan Eddy. Here's his link. http://www.allaneddy.com/index.html I LOVE his paintings....especially the pointillism! There's even a video where it shows what exactly he can see out of his eye....sort of an upside down "U" shape of vision....when he paints, he can't even see his hand. Amazing! And what's even more amazing is his attitude. No pity-parties for him! . . . . . . . . . . "
http://dont-do-that-youll-go-blind-artist.blogspot.com/2010/06/blind-artist-allan-eddy.html?zx=afa30745bd854b5c
"Thursday, June 3, 2010 Blind artist, Allan Eddy.... So much for the "pic o' the Day", eh? That's the way I am....I have some ideas, but never really put them to use.
So, last night I was sitting around, feeling sorry for myself, and decided to check the internet for other blind artists. I KNOW I read somewhere about some famous (dead) artist who went blind before he died, and still painted, but all his paintings in that era were dark brown/blue....(if anyone knows who this was, please tell me! It's driving me nuts!)
Anyway, I searched for blind artists, and found an amazing artist...Allan Eddy. Here's his link. http://www.allaneddy.com/index.html I LOVE his paintings....especially the pointillism! There's even a video where it shows what exactly he can see out of his eye....sort of an upside down "U" shape of vision....when he paints, he can't even see his hand. Amazing! And what's even more amazing is his attitude. No pity-parties for him! . . . . . . . . . . "
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