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(3.51 - 148 votes)Brian on his work:
My work deals with the mundane and repetitive nature of day to day life, as well as the repetitive nature of Printmaking itself. Ever since I stared going to school as kid life seemed like one big pattern with little variations. You wake up in the morning, go to school/work, come home, go to bed and do it all over again the next day. My work embraces the predictability of a routine. Each print is made using the same tools, the same marks, and the same print process. Even though my process is very regimented it’s never boring, I do very little preliminary drawing before beginning a print so that the final product is always unexpected.
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Paper money is beautiful work of art that has often been overlooked. It is great to see paper-money-aesthetics being explored here, and it works very well with the lovely and delicate line work. The potential is so great! Can’t wait to see what’s next.
Comment by pixo — June 24, 2008
I love it!! The colors are great.
Comment by Dorothee — June 24, 2008
i like it a lot… reminded me of frida kahlo actually and im not sure why
Comment by andrew — June 24, 2008
Yea, Brian’s work is good and I love the prices on his prints. If I was just middle-class, I’d buy some. I hope he sells some from this exposure. I like his portraits. I like his overlaying patterns.
Brian is right that limited ed. hand-pulled prints is the only way to go. That is the limit of inkjet.
Anyway, this strange thing happened to me. I got sucked into the internet. I followed Mr. Gonzalez link to Juxtpose magazine then from there I linked to Flicker then there I searched for “art” and there were over a million hits; it was overwhelming.
Good luck.
Comment by RSadler — June 24, 2008
really beautiful work, i love your use of line and color.
Comment by Omal-Hoda — June 24, 2008
i like the differnt patterns and overlaying prints. :)
Comment by k.kat — June 24, 2008
I see a blueprint on my life with the possibility of adding to that blueprint however I want.
Comment by Carol — June 24, 2008
Lovely work. It does remind me of currency.
Comment by Anisa — June 24, 2008
The only thing missing is the value of the currency.
Comment by Michel Ditlove — June 24, 2008
your art work is very intuitive. its original and profound
Comment by jasmine — June 24, 2008