Colin Brown
Born: 1962Place of Birth: Dundee
Colin Brown is a fine artist and former graduate of Duncan of Jordanstone, Dundee who has lived and exhibited in Europe for several years. He is now based in Stonehaven in the North East of Scotland. His paintings have received a number of awards, most notably a major Artist's Grant from The Pollock-Krasner Foundation, New York.
After graduating, a John Kinross Scholarship awarded by the Royal Scottish Academy enabled him to spend four months in Florence. In 1988 he established a studio in Glasgow, where he began practicing as a full-time artist. He also spent four years in Dusseldorf painting and exhibiting with a number of German galleries.
Colin Brown's practice draws upon a range of media, particularly acrylic paint and collage. His work draws upon human histories, random and specific mark-making, urban imagery, and a mix of handwriting and printed script to explore the spirit of modern society.
Brown has developed a strong international profile with regular solo and group exhibitions worldwide, including major solo shows in Hanover (1998), London (2010) and Singapore (2013).
Colin Brown was the subject of a solo exhibition Days in Europa at The Gallery in March 2020. His latest series of works feature botanical themes, paying homage to the 18th-century Belgian flower painter Pierre-Joseph Redoute. In these new mixed media paintings, Brown combines art historical and contemporary references, 'setting up a direct conversation with an artist from a different age'.
In his latest solo exhibition Primavera, on display in The Gallery in April 2022, Colin continued to pay homage to the 18th century Belgian flower painter Pierre-Joseph Redouté. Taking a Redouté image as the starting point Brown alters, paints over and adds collage elements to produce a contemporary response to Redouté’s work.
For me the essence of these new works is the setting up of a direct conversation with an artist from a different age. A single Redouté flower is the basis of each composition. I then introduce a range of modern day elements including repeated circular forms, fragments of text, dot patterns and paint splashes. Traces of humankind float through these images of nature. - Colin Brown
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Jacobean Lily 2 View details
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Jacobean Lily 2
2022acrylic and collage on panelH:40cm W:30cm£1,650Orange Lily View detailsColin Brown
Orange Lily
2021acrylic and collage on paperH:28cm W:20cm£1,250Cape Primrose View detailsColin Brown
Cape Primrose
2021acrylic and collage on paperH:28cm W:20cm£1,250Blanket Flower View detailsColin Brown
Blanket Flower
2021acrylic and collage on panelH:60cm W:42cm£1,900Apothecary's Rose View detailsColin Brown
Apothecary's Rose
2021acrylic and collage of panelH:40cm W:30cm£1,650Saffron Crocus View detailsColin Brown
Saffron Crocus
2021acrylic and collage on paperH:28cm W:20cm£1,250Garland 2 View detailsColin Brown
Garland 2
2021acrylic and collage on paperH:28cm W:20cm£1,250Broad-leaved Iris View detailsColin Brown
Broad-leaved Iris
2021acrylic and collage on paperH:28cm W:20cm£1,250Colin Brown, 2022 View details-
Primrose Hybrid View details
Colin Brown
Primrose Hybrid
2021acrylic and collage on paperH:28cm W:20cmSoldTulip View detailsColin Brown
Tulip
2022acrylic and collage on panelH:63cm W:42cmSoldGrape Vine View detailsColin Brown
Grape Vine
2021acrylic and collage on panelH:60cm W:42cmSoldGarland View detailsColin Brown
Garland
2021acrylic and collage on panelH:80cm W:60cmSoldCape Honeysuckle View detailsColin Brown
Cape Honeysuckle
2021acrylic and collage on panelH:40cm W:30cmSoldCrinum View detailsColin Brown
Crinum
2021acrylic and collage on panelH:40cm W:30cmSoldDalmatian Iris View detailsColin Brown
Dalmatian Iris
2021acrylic and collage on panelH:40cm W:30cmSoldThalia View detailsColin Brown
Thalia
2021acrylic and collage on panelH:40cm W:30cmSoldCrown Imperial 2 View detailsColin Brown
Crown Imperial 2
2021acrylic and collage on paperH:28cm W:20cmSoldSpanish Iris View detailsColin Brown
Spanish Iris
2021acrylic and collage on paperH:28cm W:20cmSoldMadonna Lily View detailsColin Brown
Madonna Lily
2021acrylic and collage on paperH:28cm W:20cmSoldKnysna Lily View detailsColin Brown
Knysna Lily
2021acrylic and collage on paperH:28cm W:20cmSoldJapanese Iris View detailsColin Brown
Japanese Iris
2021acrylic and collage on paperH:28cm W:20cmSoldItalian Clematis View detailsColin Brown
Italian Clematis
2021acrylic and collage on paperH:28cm W:20cmSoldFrench Rose 2 View detailsColin Brown
French Rose 2
2021acrylic and collage on paperH:28cm W:20cmSoldEdinburgh View detailsColin Brown
Edinburgh
2019acrylic and collage on panelH:60cm W:60cmSoldHume View detailsColin Brown
Hume
2017acrylic and collage on canvasH:25cm W:25cmSoldHomeland View detailsColin Brown
Homeland
2020acrylic and collage on panelH:50cm W:50cmSoldRotterdam View detailsLoading
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