About John Joseph Dowling

A native Long Islander his entire life, John Dowling has lived and worked throughout the United States and abroad since the late 90’s making NYC, Naples Florida, NC, CA, AZ, Paris, Switzerland, and Venice his temporary home at times. He received his “formal” education from the great master photographers of the 80’s and from managing and printing for one of the largest film and production labs in the world.

He exhibits bright light and vivid colors as an emotional force while depicting abstract and scotomisaic experiences. Dowling paints and draws in true impressionistic style with clear cubanistic influences. His abstract imagery is among his best-selling work, as well as some of his most passionate creations. His enthusiasm for faces and the human figure is strongly evident in all of his vivid masterpieces and timeless, imaginary. especially in his MIracle In the Making Collections. 

John Dowlings familiar and popular drawings and acrylic paintings continue to enchant and inspire his collectors worldwide. His art is most noted for its power to evoke emotions, the opulence of light, and distinctive color harmonies. His love of the human figure and abstract imagery is fully displayed in his new paintings that glow with hints of colored phosphorus which lets the viewer enjoy the abstract patterns in the pieces at night in a variety of colors as well as the day “colors” illuminating the artworks.

Dowling aspires to open the  non-profit Museum “The Long Island Contemporary Art Museum” and donates half of the sales from premium pieces to fund the museum and Art Therapy For The Long Island Contemporary Art’s a charity that promotes and educates those in need of art therapy which Dowling has credited in saving his own life. Dreams And Wonders September 9th, 2023 Jovan Gallery 6270 Northern Boulevard East Norwich New York.

A PREVIEW OF DOWLING’S COLLECTIONS PREMIERING THIS month along with many collections from Dowling 40 years of creating fine art.

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Over 10,000 pieces to choose from 8″x10″ – 60″ x 84″ framed prints!

Get started collecting art with only $50 and up per month. We will come to your home or office after a quick survey/interview we together will select our best choices of art for your gallery. We will personally curate your in home Art Gallery and or your Office Art Gallery. You can rent. You can rent to own. You can lease. You can lease to own. All art is manufactured right here on Long Island from start to finish. We also collaborate with artists around the world so the selection is unique to John Dowling Fine art and Exhibitions. ZERO% financing and no term agreements. Your setup and installed within 48 hours, and we swap pieces of art anytime you request. Get started now and if you have a high traffic area you can even earn a profit from your gallery. Ask John For details. 3104973203 or 6319127969 From NY TO LA!

WHY INVESTING IN DOWLING’S CONTEMPORARY ART IS ONE OF TODAY’S BEST INVESTMENTS

There are many avenues that one can take to optimize their investments, and in recent years, art collection has been recognized as a solid strategy.  Art is transformative. Not only does it change the way we think and feel, but it can also bring big financial rewards. With a $1.7 trillion global marketplace, art is a profitable investment that consistently outperforms other asset classes. Art has several intrinsic advantages, including low maintenance costs and portability, low volatility, hedging possibilities, and the ability to increase in value. Furthermore, the unique interplay between art’s cultural and financial value results in high investment returns which remain stable, and can even be fueled by wider financial turmoil or turbulence in traditional financial markets.

Perhaps most significant is that art, in general, historically outperforms the stock market during economic downturns and more than holds its own in all market conditions.  In the period of 2000 – 2021 the top 100 artists’ return was 405% as compared to the FTSE 100 which was 119%, and the S & P 500 which was 220%.  Contemporary art appreciated by 610% during that period.  Even during the pandemic,  art showed a profit of 6.7%  from 2020 to 2021.  Also interesting to note is that contemporary art represented nearly half the sales in the art market during this period.  The point is, even if you are purchasing contemporary art as a collector, for your personal enrichment, you also will be adding an important asset to your financial portfolio. While original paintings fetch the highest prices, a rare or specialty print or NFT like Dowling’s may still be worth millions

Anyone investing in art should know that there are two markets, the primary market, and the secondary market.  The primary market is specific to the first sale of a work of art.  It could be sold online, through a gallery, or directly by the artist to the purchaser.  The secondary market is what happens to a piece of art that has entered the primary market and then is resold by a dealer or possibly at auction.  In this case, the value of the piece is determined by the condition it is in and the significance of the work.  In the primary market the pricing is determined by the artist’s sales history, the scale of the piece of art, and of course how well known the artist is.  All of this comes into play for the secondary market as well.

The largest returns are often garnered by investing in emerging artists due to the generally lower initial capital that is required.  But the appreciation can be staggering.  One such example was the landmark sale of Beeple’s NFT: The First 5,000 days which sold at auction for $69.3 million.  He sold his first piece of physical art for $28.9 million at auction.  Beeple, explained on national television that he would sell his work for and average of $100 at most before he was discovered and started to offer NFTs (non-fungible tokens) his works now sell for as much as thousands of times as much as the original purchase price just a few years ago.

Such an opportunity exists today with another emerging artist, John Joseph Dowling, Jr. His “Miracle In The Making” fine art collection consists of 218 individual works in editions of 100.  Today, collectors are retaining Dowling to create and curate leased pieces to form galleries in their homes and offices that are permanent or can change seasonally. The price on Dowling’s  100 piece  17” by 22” editions rose from a few thousand dollars just a year and a half ago to over $29,950 with larger 1 of 1 editions selling for over $150,000. Each piece in Dowling’s collection has a master 44” by 60” mixed media metallic canvas print as well as a 1 of 1 NFT that is valued at between $150,000 and $349,000 with re-distribution rights (the right to sell the 99 other editions for the $7950 with only a 10% royalty due to the author.

Dowling’s odyssey began in the ’80s in the traditional darkroom experimenting with multiple exposure photography and hand-colored black and white prints. Once diagnosed with an incurable genetic mutation and forced to walking marathons to grow arteries because his organic arteries were being destroyed, his downtime was put to good use while recovering from this devastating illness. Utilizing his laptop, Dowling spent his time scanning and painting his photographs as a form of art therapy.  Dowling is known as a master photographer and has created a tremendous amount of professional portraits including sittings with countless celebrities, models, politicians, as well as “walking portrait” sessions featuring wildlife, nature, as well as once in a century photojournalistic events, and life in general. Later Dowling would superimpose numerous digital paintings, taking the most attractive and interesting portions, to create exquisite works of art.  

What makes Dowling’s work so unique is his use of digitally painted abstract layers that cause each viewer to have different perceptions of what they are observing.  It is a unique technique that leads viewers to have false affirmations of what they see, as well as challenges to the conscious mind to see what actually exists.  The term for this psychological effect is scotomisation. These shapes, patterns, and illusions often lead to the viewer working to find objects in his pieces and to moments when the individual has a “eureka moment” or epiphany. 

Dowling’s “Miracle In The Making” Fine Art Collection is the first of his fine art to be released since the 80s.  While he continues to create individual works for new collections, he is now receiving bids to purchase the entire “A Miracle In The Making Collection, which includes reproduction rights, while Dowling retains authorship rights. 

Collectors and investors will often get the chance to become personally involved with Dowling when buying in the primary market, for example, through personal visits or exhibition previews. Generally, secondary market investors experience little contact with the artist. Prices in the secondary market often appreciate less than in the primary market because the cost to acquire pieces in the secondary market are typically much higher. However, buyers in the primary market strive to buy low will aim to realize a significant return on their original investment by achieving the highest possible appreciation. This approach also benefits the career development of the artists in the primary markets.

Over the last two decades, the art market has grown exponentially and art has proven to be a resilient investment asset. A growing number of collectors and investors have entered the art market from a range of industries and emerging economies. Rising prices, the global profile and prestige of art, an increasingly compelling online experience and more transparent pricing continues to attract new buyers.

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ALL OF THE ABOVE IMAGES ARE AVAILABLE PRINTED AND FRAMED ON CANVAS, ALUMINUM, AND ACRYLIC

A MIRACLE IN THE MAKING DIGITAL FINE ART COMPOSITIONS

PRODUCT DETAILS– These 30’X40” prints deliver a vivid image with maximum color accuracy and exceptional resolution. The standard for museums and galleries around the world, a printing process where millions of ink droplets are “sprayed” onto high-quality canvas paper. With the great degree of detail and smooth transitions of color gradients, Dowling’s prints appear much more realistic than other reproduction prints.

Utilizing techniques first learned in the traditional darkrooms combined with the most modern software tools to create thought provoking abstract “Illusionistic” multiple exposure AI assisted 3D mirages of color.It’s taken a lifetime to learn how to create abstract and traditional fine art photographs. It’s very spiritual. I think people feel more love for themselves when they see themselves embodied in a unique and amazing piece of art (no matter what the medium). But for me, the illusionistic and abstract nature of them fulfill my need and obsession to create.

For collectors and investors each of the below images are available as a single 1 of 100 edition for $4950 with an NFT issued from the NFT marketplace of your choice or they can be purchased with all rights (with the exception of authorship) for $149,500 with an NFT issued from your preferred NFT marketplace. For Traditional photographs seen above or throughout this site each print is $950 with the editions always 1 of 100 before the negative is retired. For information please email John@JohnJosephDowlingJr.com and while you can preview many of my works of art here, you can purchase many of my NFT’s on Mintable. Click Here to View Dowling‘ NFT store on Mark Cuban ‘s (Sharktank billionaire) NFT Marketplace Mintable.app

Commercial photography and advertising photography are both used for promotional purposes rather than preserving memories as in fine art photography and photojournalism. The purpose and intent of the crafts are different, as are the tools professionals in each style use to accomplish the goals of those photographs. The goals of those photographs are determined by the client or in some cases by the artist. Different styles of photographs provide different tangible results depending on the purpose for which they are intended.

In order to be a world class photographer in any one of the genres of photography it can take decades. It is not something you are born with or you can learn quickly, it simply takes practice. It takes creative knowledge, the ability to create spontaneously, and to create perfect images. After all for certain assignments really most all of them, the image is everything.

Commercial photography takes incredible understanding of the clients value proposition and brand. Fine art photography incredible instinct technical knowhow and creativity, and candid portraits the ability to build instant rapport in any situation or lighting. Each style of photography takes its own disciplines to become a master photographer at. After three decades of shooting I only now feel I am a master photographer of all disciplines because I have taken millions of photographs executing each discipline and the desired results match the actual results, and I have entertained tens of thousands of subjects while doing it.

In addition to knowing the difference between the different disciplines of photography I have also developed a unique routine which I ‘ve developed as deeply as any performer. Many of my clients who book me for events book me because they want the photographs to be unique as any fine art photograph, developed at the speed of a photojournalist, and the rapport that comedians, politicians, and professional actors develop instantaneously.

When my clients and subjects see the photographs I have taken of them they know their image has been captured by a fine artist and at the same time they have enjoyed the experience. The experience is more along the lines of what a performance artist would provide despite the fact the end product is most typically the quality you find in museums and international advertising campaigns. Often my clients choose when they prefer I shoot covertly and create that fine art with the same techniques of a photojournalist (using long lenses and often with subjects not even knowing they are being photographed) or in other instances my clients want the same experience as if they hired a performance artist.

Performance art is a performance presented to an audience within a fine art context, traditionally interdisciplinary. My personal form of performance may be scripted but are mostly unscripted, random or carefully orchestrated, spontaneous or otherwise carefully planned, with or without audience active participation. That being said I promise you that if you want the audience participation or as I describe it the “Paparazzi Experience” for the event, I have my own way of providing a great time with improvisational “Hollywood Style” red carpet entertainment. And of course at other shoots I am the discrete fly on the wall photojournalist capturing the event covertly. In each instance I developed the ability to create fine art almost instantly and instinctively. My performance or execution really depends on the preferences of the host or my client and often can be both at times during a production.

My interest in moving pictures and storytelling started when I was just a little boy as the light man for my fathers 8mm black and white home movies. Later when video cameras became available commercially I was always shooting video for my friends and eventually for others. As a young teenager I started photographing and videoing everything. As a fitness model in NYC I knew that fashion and advertising paid a fortune to the best photographers in the world who gravitated to NYC. I enjoyed being on both sides of the camera focusing on fashion and the entertainment industries, then became an apprentice to the masters of fine art photography and portrait photography while I was working at the largest traditional professional darkroom and film lab in the world – New York Film Works.

Whenever I would photograph subjects one-on-one or in small groups I would build rapport by interviewing them on camera. Those informal interviews I later recorded to great accolades until not only was I photographing everyone I knew and everywhere I went, but also capturing interviews along with those photographs.

In many cases I provided both the photography and the video footage for productions and in others I would perform my interviews as the primary purpose of the project.  I have over 50,000 photojournalistic posts shared throughout the Internet, and over 100,000 loyal followers of my work. It is so heartwarming I am truly moved that my skills as a producer and artist would create so many friendships for me around the world. I am truly blessed.

So while my basis for being a master photographer started with home movies and fitness modeling, I gravitated to fashion and advertising and have spent more time in traditional and digital darkrooms than most anywhere else in my life. Telling others stories initially in model portfolios and fashion, and then for some of the largest companies in the world for world wide international advertising campaigns.

I’ve been published so many times I do not even keep track of it anymore. Many who see my moving pictures tell me that they have the same fine art quality as my photographs. When still image 35mm digital cameras developed the ability to switch back and forth between taking video and stills, I took both. I took both for ten years even creating digital animations of my photographs for animated flicks. The more and more I took video the more I started studying editing until my photography clients were also retaining me for video content creation. As with my photography they expected the resulting video to be advertising and fine are quality. I spent ten years developing master editing skills and edited over 1000 videos adding soundtracks, voiceovers, doing all of the pre-production and post production and eventually even directed and produced a SAG Feature film.

Later I went on to shoot weddings and events at some of the most iconic venues in the world. At the same time I created TV commercials and thousands of hours of reality series and unscripted series footage for branded content and OTT networks. I literally love telling other peoples stories. I spend at least ten times as much time in post production as I spend shooting. Editing and retouching is truly a labor of love. I even wrote a novel to tell my own stories. Spoiler- it’s naughty. (ChaptersOfLove.com)

Everyone has a story to tell. Everyone is unique and their life is unique. I love being the individual who helps share those stories in authentic and genuine ways. People genuinely seem to enjoy viewing and sharing my content and I often share stories of others just to pay it forward. At least for the time being I will continue to contribute my time to as many charities as possible, but to truly continue creating art (the finest quality in my career) I will need to be well compensated.

My art is proven to develop the best analytical and statistical TANGIBLE RESULTS when used in advertising and marketing. When preserving life stories and for framed prints, respected as much as any photographic fine art ever developed with equivalent budgets. I love my job. I feel so very fortunate to be able to create art, tell my clients stories, entertain, and serve my community as a master storyteller.

Please see a small portion of my art on the pages of this website and my multimedia blog, I will post more and more as time allows. From January through March each year I will be sharing more of my fine art photographs in art galleries and will be spending more time developing content for feature films and television. However, from April 1 through December 23rd I will again be taking on new clients, telling their stories, providing tangible results, entertaining, and preserving memories for generations to come.

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