Vidal Angel’s iconic murals are born from an unconventional medium, the remnants of Modiano rolling papers. The natural char and shading of the roach ends formed the outlines and depth of his images, transforming discarded remnants into timeless portraits of cultural and musical icons.
Begun in 1987. Thirty pieces over twenty-five years. Originals and archival editions available.
Paintings and airbrush work on canvas and panel, carrying the psychedelic-era palette and the poster and album commissions of the California years.
Cast bronze sculpture from the Mendocino studio years, worked alongside the ceramics and stone pieces.
Made with artist Pat Ryan between 1989 and 1991, these works repeat familiar faces across paper, from Bob Marley and Haile Selassie to Queen Elizabeth, Einstein, Frankenstein and Malcolm X. Each one starts from a printed image and is then reworked by hand, so no two impressions come out the same.
Medium: acrylic and printCarved stonework and modelled ceramic made on the ranch, direct in material and close to the land the family worked.
Portraits of rock legends built dot by dot, the faces surfacing out of the paper rather than drawn onto it. Vidal worked these in the psychedelic years, and the stippled fields carry that hallucinogenic register: ethereal, vibrating, resolving only as you step back.
Poster designs for large California music festivals and album covers, alongside promotional art for The Wailers, The Grateful Dead, Buddy Miles, Wavy Gravy, John Trudel, and Reggae on the River.