Christopher Ulrich Illuminator: The Royal Wedding
In August of 2009 I was in Los Angeles for the Voluptuaries and Vivisection Show at La Luz Dejesus.
Before the opening I was at Billy Shire Fine Arts browsing through the book section when Matt Kennedy
handed me a copy of Christopher Ulrich’s Book Demoneater. As I paged through it I knew right away that
this was work of outstanding talent and vision. Matt told me that Christopher was in fact doing a show on Melrose that evening.
I showed up and met Christopher. He signed my Demoneater book and we had a brief conversation about Metaphysics.
This took place on my 40th Birthday. Later that year I was contacted by Christopher’s Fiancé Melinda Mascayano about
doing some print work for the up coming Illuminator: The Royal Wedding series that Christopher was working on.
I shamelessly jumped at the opportunity and became the co publisher of the series. When the originals arrived
I realized immediately that the reason I started Transmission Atelier was to be exposed to work like this.
Christopher also provided a set of instructions as to how he wanted the edition to be setup.
These instructions were by far the best and the clearest project instructions ever.
As co-publisher of the series Transmission Atelier has an (extremely limited) three copies each of the 16 drawings which are available
one set is going in our archives so there are only two sets available for sale from Transmission Atelier
framed in our shop for $375. Christopher Ulrich’s Illuminator: The Royal Wedding show opened at La Luz Dejesus on August 6th and runs until August 29th.
Transmission Atelier Releases Grand Guignol Poster Folio
Transmission Atelier is extremely proud to announce the release of an entire folio of Vintage Theater du Grand Guignol Poster editions.
We were granted incredibly rare exclusive access to the most complete private archive collection of original period Lithographic posters. Each piece was captured with the most state of the art large format scanning and imaging equipment and techniques.
The collection spans almost the entire run of the legendary Paris Horror Theater. From 1901 to 1920 to the thirties and through the 1940s.
Unlike some of the original we have enlarged the editions dimensions to striking 36 inch tall versions. Almost twice the size of some of the originals. The process has taken over two years to complete. No where on earth are High definition facsimiles available of original grand guignol posters available at this quality and at these sizes.
Each piece is available in 3 formats starting at $550 including Framing!
A rare, museum quality collection available at
less than a tenth of the cost of the original period lithographic posters.
Transmission Atelier Show At La Luz DeJesus Comes to a close
February 28th marked the end of “If the shadows could march” show at La Luz Dejesus in Hollywood.
A group show with Danni Shinya Luo, Kim Scott, and Mirian Kim was the most fun I’ve had on the west coast. Special Thanks to Matt Kennedy for curating the show and to Billy Shire for providing the fine taxidermy and for hosting the show.
Important Chicago Modernist Work
Transmission Atelier is Pleased to announce the release of Salome by Macena Barton. This portrait of a naked woman and the severed head of critic C.J. Bulliet who proclaimed that women were second rate painters. was done in 1936. This edition was created from the smaller study Macena did for the full size painting.
An extremely Limited edition of 350
Available in four formats:
10 1/2 x 16 3/4 on standard paper $350 -
10 1/2 x 16 3/4 on on premium paper $575
16 1/2 x 26 on standard paper $750
16 1/2 x 26 on premium paper $900
Transmission Atelier at La Luz De Jesus
Friday August 14th 2009 marked the opening of the much anticipated Voluptuaries and Vivisections Art Show At Billy Shire’s La Luz De Jesus Gallery in Hollywood. Together with Century Guild, Transmission Atelier has painstakingly recreated the most beautiful, rare and disturbing antique poster images ever seen in one place. A celebration of Sex Murder and Anarchy indeed. The show runs through august 30th.
Edition Prints from the Voluptuaries and Vivisections folio can be purchased here.
As seen at The Century Guild Booth comic-con 2009
The Century Guild Folio by Transmission Atelier
Over a year and a half of preparation and Transmission Atelier Inc. is thrilled to announce that together with Century Guild Decorative Arts in Chicago, We have completed and have released, Facsimile Editions of some of the rarest and most beautiful film, theater and public health posters ever created. Some of these posters have literally been lost and not seen by the public until now. Using the most advanced digital imaging techniques along with our Mastery of Fine Art Printing and Color Communication, Transmission Atelier is able to bring painstakingly accurate and extremely limited editions of 12 of the most significant works of original poster art from the vaults of the Century Guild Collection to the public sphere. Each Poster is being offered in 3 configurations, a 36 inch format on standard art paper, a 36 inch format on premium art paper and a 44 inch format on premium paper. The leading experts of Art Nouveau and Symbolist artifacts, period pottery, antique posters and lithographs Century Guild has partnered with master art printer Transmission Atelier to publish these incredible works. To commemorate the release of this extraordinary collaborative Folio, Century Guild will be hosting these works at the upcoming show: VOLUPTUARIES & VIVISECTIONS: A Celebraton of Depravity Hosted by La Luz de Jesus Gallery in Los Angeles, CA August 14 – 30.
Visit The Transmission Atelier Shop.
“Prostitution” Josef Fenneker 1919
“Totentanz” Josef Fenneker 1919
“Fiaker No. 13″ Ernst Dryden 1926
“Hyanen Der Lust” Der Weg, der zur Verdammnis führt 1919
“Opium” 1919
Cocaine Rene Galliard 1926
Alraune 1918
Homunkulus 1916
Haunted Castle Josef Fenneker 1921
L’Hécatombe La Syphilis Louis Raemaekers 1922
Alkohol Ellen, Anonymous, Budapest
Theater Grand Guignol Paris
Dave McKean Nitrate Pre-Release Edition Prints
Transmission Atelier is very pleased to be working with Dave Mckean on an edition of 3 his latest works
inspired by silent film. As part of the Nitrate and Kinogeists event. Three of Dave’s works are now available
From the Transmission Atelier Shop as Fine edition prints.
Melies, 22″ x 22″ Digital Pigment on Fine Art Lustre Paper
Destiny, 22″ x 22″ Digital Pigment on Fine Art Lustre Paper
Faust, 22″ x 22″ Digital Pigment on Fine Art Lustre Paper
New Allegorical works added to shop
Three Allegorical works have been added to the Transmission Atelier Web Shop. Transmission Atelier
offers several modern religious allegorical pieces. Each famous work has been Painstakingly color corrected and detail enhanced to honor and in some cases improve upon the quality of the original artifact.
Vanitas with Death and a maiden 1610-1620
Allegory on Death 1600-1633
Marriage for Wealth Officiated by Satan 1595
Harmonia Macrocosmica, Andreas Cellarius
Transmission Atelier is pleased to offer surperb quality facsimiles of the complete plates from Harmonia Macrocosmica, by Andreas Cellarius originally published in 1661. Each celestial map Image is printed at 17″ x 20″ on 290g archival bamboo paper in an edition of 500. A complete folio with all 29 plates plus the title page is also offered at an edition size of 10
Albertus Seba’s Cabinet of Natural Curiosities
Transmission Atelier is pleased to announce the release of selected plates from Volume One of
‘Locupletissimi Rerum Naturalium Thesauri’ by Albertus Seba, 1734
Transmission Atelier has curated and released ten illustrated tab pages and will be releasing more in the next few weeks, each of which has been engineered and printed from the original source material printed in 1734.
We have brought in a Naturalist with a background in Zoology and Graphic Communications
in order to properly identify the specimens contained within each of the Tab pages. In order to provide an accurate historical documentation of this magnificent collection.
These facsimiles retain all of the detail of the original printed piece.
“Albertus Seba’s “Cabinet of Curiosities” is one of the 18th century’s greatest natural history achievements and remains one of the most prized natural history books of all time.
Though it was common for men of his profession to collect natural specimens for research purposes, Amsterdam-based pharmacist Albertus Seba (1665-1736) had a passion that led him far beyond the call of duty. His amazing, unprecedented collection of animals, plants and insects from all around the world gained international fame during his lifetime. In 1731, after decades of collecting, Seba commissioned illustrations of each and every specimen and arranged the publication of a four-volume catalog detailing his entire collection-from strange and exotic plants to snakes, frogs, crocodiles, shellfish, corals, insects, butterflies and more, as well as fantastic beasts, such as a hydra and a dragon.
Seba’s scenic illustrations, often mixing plants and animals in a single plate, were unusual even for the time. Many of the stranger and more peculiar creatures from Seba’s collection, some of which are now extinct, were as curious to those in Seba’s day as they are to us now.”
Absinthe Poster facsimiles
Transmission Atelier has completed the process of duplicating two rare and beautiful Absinthe Posters.
Like every Transmission Atelier Edition, These facsimiles are created from the original source materials.
We have been granted rare access to these two original 1800s litho-graphic posters. Every last detail
of the original 19th century artifact is held. It is with the most advanced imaging technology and techniques that Transmission Atelier is able to provide antique poster editions that are
indistinguishable from the original.
Absinthe Robette, Privat-Livemont 1896
Absinthe Premier Fils 1895 Van der Thurm
Magnat-Debon Motorcycles Grenoble, Pierre Andry Farcy
Transmission Atelier is pleased to announce the release of a vintage poster edition of an early Magnat-Debon Motorcycles Poster. Designed by Pierre Andry Farcy, originally printed in 1913. An edition of 500 at 30″ x 40″
Ivan Albright and Transmission Atelier
Ivan Albright’s father Adam Emory Albright taught Ivan and his twin brother Malvin
how to paint in his studio that is located in Warrenville Illinois. The studio which is now the town historical society asked Transmission Atelier to produce single edition prints of two of Ivans works and (not to be outdone by his son) one of Adam Emory’s paintings. The prints will be in the permanent collection of the Warrenville Historical Society. It was a real honor to do this project.
A Picture of Dorian Gray; 1943-44: Ivan Albright
My Studio; Ivan Albright
Untitled; Adam Emory Albright
Transmission Atelier Editions Featured on set of NBC Series “Life”
Season 2, Episode “Five Quarts”, featured five works from the Transmission Atelier collections. We are very proud to have been presented within the show.
Transmission Atelier Selected to produce edition prints for Dave McKean
Transmission Atelier is thrilled to have been selected by Century Guild Decorative Arts to produce limited edition prints of new work by Dave McKean for a special event at The Portage Theater. One of the world’s foremost dealers of Art Nouveau and Symbolist artifacts, period pottery, antique posters and lithographs, Century Guild will host “Nitrate & Kinogeists”, A silent film / art event that will include a screening of F.W. MURNAU’s 1926 film Faust along with an art exhibition featuring some of the worlds rarest silent film posters from 1892-1929. Dave will be in attendace to exhibit new work inspired by silent cinema.
Transmission Atelier moves into new studio.
Having moved into the luscious artistic district of Chicago’s Pilsen neighborhood. I have the luxury of the powerful views of the city including a beautiful sight of the Sears Tower right out of my window. The shop is complete with 14 foot ceilings, hardwood floors, and wall mounted turret guns.
Transmission Atelier printmaking project for Clive Barker
Master of horror and prolific painter Clive Barker while in town for the Music Box Massacre was introduced to me and we were granted access to the painting “Inferno” through his Chicago art dealer:
Packer Schopf Gallery
Grandson of Fernand Mourlot operates Digital Atelier.
Franck Bordas, The grandson of prolific art world Lithographer, Fernand Mourlot operates a Digital Atelier in Paris. Franck is a classically trained lithographer as well and began with digital pigment printing in 2001.
A testament to the widening acceptance of digital pigment printing in the fine art world.
I was thrilled when Franck contacted me a few months ago with well wishes,
“Dear James
Your projects and studio looks great. I wish you many success.
We could easily keep in touch and exchange information with emails.
All the best,
Franck”
About Decoratus Absurdum
Decoratus Absurdum
is a term coined by the team over at my new favorite design blog: Strange Closets.
This term (the perfect label to describe Interior design that utilizes Creepy-chic skulls, mounted insects, taxidermy, religious kitsch and that that is just plain weird) applies very well to our line of anatomy and natural history prints.
Thank-you to T-8 for letting me borrow this most excellent label.
Be sure to check it out!
