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framed dimensions: 20.5 x 25.5 cm
“I am showing 10 brand new paintings from my Spirit of Edo series. This year I’ve immersed myself in the art of Japan – Hiroshige and Kunisada in particular. I also recently visited a fabulous exhibition of Japanese prints at the Kunstmuseum Basel. I’ve long been planning a series of miniature paintings. It feels natural to feed this new interest into these works – celebrating and paying homage to the art of the Edo period by blending it with my own contemporary twist – combining paintwork, collage and dot patterns.”
Colin Brown is a fine artist and former graduate of Duncan of Jordanstone, Dundee. 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 several German galleries. He is now based in Stonehaven in northeast Scotland.
‘The essence of these works is setting up a direct conversation with an artist from a different age. Traces of humankind float through these images of nature.’ Colin Brown
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). His work has received a number of awards, most notably an Artists Grant from the Pollock-Krasner Foundation, New York in 1996.
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