Brad Brown
Brad Brown
Workspace Program Resident 2006
I enjoyed the experimentation. In a situation like this I think it is important to stay open and flexible. Let the new process inform and give definition, instead of coming in with a specific project that you want to bend the medium to fit. —Brad Brown, 2006
Brad Brown worked with Paul Wong to macerate and recycle existing drawings, turning them into new works comprised of paper. This series of “continuous drawings” dates back to 1987, collecting both conscious and incidental marks. Brad keeps the drawings active and unfinished, allowing them to develop over time and be affected by various forces. When he feels the drawings are sufficiently charged with life, he arrests them in spatial fields. The focal point of Brad’s work is process by means of repetition, spontaneity and fragmentation. Brad has been working with pulp-painting through mylar stencils and is currently experimenting with different pigment reactions on various fibers.
In the Studio
About the Artist
Brad Brown (b. 1964, Raleigh, NC) received a BFA in Painting and Printmaking from Virginia Commonwealth University in 1987. Brown has had solo exhibitions, Museum of Contemporary Art in Denver, the Jundt Art Museum in Washington, the Haines Gallery, Todd Hosfelt Gallery, and Weigand Gallery, to name a few. His has been an artist-in-residence at the Vermont Studio Center, Dieu Donné and Arcus Project (Moriya, Japan). He has received grants and awards from the California Arts Council, The Ruth Chenven Foundation, and the Western States Art Federation. His work is in the collections of MoMA, NY; National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC; San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, CA, Palace of Legion of Honor, CA; Jundt Museum of Art, Spokane, WA; Arkansas Museum of Art, AK and the Boise Art Museum, ID. Brad now lives and works in New York City.
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