 Brian is a sculptor of space. His work is about defining the threshold between the inside and outside of conceptually articulated space. He calls this theoretical architecture.
Over the last twenty years he has been experimenting with theoretical architecture as an art form. In his work he has used a number of mediums to define space, among them walls, vinyl, fire, vegetation, light and more.
Typically working in temporary media of installations and earthworks, for his latest project he has decided to bring his conceptual work into the more traditional medium of painting and sculpture, which is the focus of his new series, "spaces." The first phase of this series is entitled "rectangles" and in order for him to define the limitations of the space that he created, he has placed a figure in that space and that is the only reason for it. He could have put anything in the space, but he chose the human body as a form because it is universally understood by all. There are no disagreements as to where the body starts and stops as a form. He can show the limitations of the space he created by simply using sticks or a line drawing, but using the human form is more powerful.
In observing the art (rectangles and squares), it is important to understand first that the art itself is a definition of 2 dimensional space. the next layer is the object that defines that space, in this case it is the figure in the painting. The edges of the canvas are the boundaries (or threshold) that defines the inside space and contains the art.
In his work, there are no lines, background, color fields or image to extend beyond the threshold of the art. The art absolutely ends at the edge of the canvas. |
