Colourscape 20

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Brian Neish
Colourscape 20
2017

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Brian Neish is fascinated by painted surfaces, particularly surfaces having to endure the extremes of sunlight, wind, frost and rain. He calls the appearance of these debilitating effects ‘Noble Decay’ to suggest a sense of them displaying increasingly unique, almost heroic visual qualities over extended periods of time. Initial ideas usually develop out of the close study of ageing architectural features, such as walls, shutters, doors, signs and panels. His work rarely refers directly to original sources, rather it extracts, then processes compositional ideas gleaned from them, and attempts to express something of their collective and essential nature. Recent locations have included rural settings in Arizona and California. Back in the studio, the working process will depend upon the nature of the decaying surface he wants to explore. It might involve incorporating a number of layers of oil colour impasto to build up textural effects, or building up a sequence of layers in acrylic before rubbing down the surface to reveal marks and textures hidden underneath. Regardless, his interest is always in expressing something of the actual properties inherent to the paint as a material in its own right. This process is augmented by selecting contrasting or harmonious colour values as each layer builds up one upon another. In a sense, this mimics the way ‘real’ architectural objects are repeatedly painted over many years but with time speeded up, or compressed, according to how we might interpret this. Inevitably, in the moment of looking at paintings such as these, their subject evolves from merely the substance of the paint and starts to provoke ideas about Time – past, present and future. “People are often present in my work: memories I have of someone or an association with a particular individual…or perhaps the initial idea for a painting comes from a place and a shared adventure. They are there but remain concealed, as locked into the painting as they are locked into my soul”. Born in Derby, England, in 1962. He obtained a First Class Honors Degree in Art and Art Education at King Alfred’s College, Winchester in 1985, and later completed a post-graduate year of study at Dartington College of Arts in Devon. Until 2010 he enjoyed a highly successful career teaching Art and Art Education, principally at the Universities of Chichester and Southampton. Following a period of focused research based on ageing surfaces on architectural features such as walls, doors, shutters and panels, his work explores the expressive qualities provided by the multiple layering of oil paint to invoke feeling and a tangible sense of the passing of time. Paint is never scraped off to mirror the way that our memories and experiences cannot be stripped out either. His work always evolves from what has gone on before. Currently he is working on collaborations with artists in Stockholm and Berlin. His work can be seen in public institutions in the UK and is currently represented by London Contemporary Art and Ivy Brown Gallery in New York City.

Creator:
Brian Neish (1962, British)
Creation Year:
2017
Dimensions:
Height: 10 in (25.4 cm)Width: 12 in (30.48 cm)Depth: 1.5 in (3.81 cm)
Medium:
Canvas,Oil
Movement & Style:
Contemporary
Period:
2010-
Condition:
Gallery Location:
New York, NY
Reference Number:
Seller: BN-Colourscape201stDibs: LU42232139113