David Brown

"Corrugation in Deep Blue"

2023

Three identically-shaped bronze triangular prisms comprise this unique work by renowned Canadian sculptor, Gord Smith (1937-2023). The individual pieces are meant to be moved to crea...

Encaustic painting is an ancient art form and was practiced by artists as far back as the 5th century B.C. The word encaustic comes from Greek and means “to burn in”, which refers to the process of fusing the paint. The technique uses heated wax to which coloured pigments are added. The molten wax is applied to a firm surface–usually prepared wood, paper, or canvas. Encaustic has a long history, but it is as versatile as any 20th-century medium. Brushes are used to apply and shape the wax before it cools, then it can be polished to a high gloss, it can be modelled, sculpted, textured, and combined with collage materials. The wax cools immediately, so that there is no drying time, yet it can always be reworked. Encaustic paintings do not have to be varnished or protected by glass. "A Thin Wash of Morning Rain...

Encaustic painting is an ancient art form and was practiced by artists as far back as the 5th century B.C. The word encaustic comes from Greek and means “to burn in”, which refers to...

Jeremy Hoffeld's work plays with ambiguity, and subverts the notion that one must choose between "abstraction and figuration, the new and the borrowed or even clichéd, the bright and the muddy, the natural/primordial and the synthetic/modern." For Hoffeld, "paintings, both abstract and figurative, have always been linked with music and literature. He aims to infuse his paintings with...improvisation, spontaneity, and energy." Hoffeld has had several solo shows since 2006 at galleries in New York including John Davis Gallery, Varga Gallery, Sky-Tree Gallery and Art Center, and the Catskills Gallery, as well as Galerie Hugo Cassel in Berlin and the Emily Harding Gallery...

Colorful abstract contemporary collage sculpture that incorporates pages from 1960 Sears catalogues, cardboard, wood, concrete, acrylic paint, and wood glue. The bright red sculpture...

Colorful blue and orange abstract contemporary collage sculpture that incorporates collage, cardboard, wood, acrylic paint, and wood glue. The organic, amorphous form features spiked spires that resemble a rock formation. Artist Biography: The son of a Lutheran pastor and a psychotherapist, Brent...

Red and blue abstract contemporary collage sculpture that incorporates wrapping paper, cardboard, wood, acrylic paint, and wood glue. The organic, amorphous form features a primarily white surface with accents of bright reds, blues, and pinks. Artist Biography: The son of a Lutheran pastor and a psychotherapist, Brent Fogt...

Artist Commentary: During the COVID-19 pandemic I decided to collect boxes from around my neighborhood and repurpose the cardboard material. By utilizing materials that would otherwi...