James Brown
James Brown was an American painter born in Los Angeles, California in 1951.
Born: 1951, Los Angeles, California
Died: 2020, Mexico
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Recognition
Rising to fame in the 1980s East Village art scene, Brown was a painter, sculptor, printmaker, ceramicist. He has been exhibited in institutions like Centre de Pompidou, MoMA, Art Institute of Chicago.
Intent
In this work, Brown contemplates the relationship between abstraction and descriptive representation.
Composition
Brown uses painting and an etching technique to foil abstraction and linearity on hand-made Whatman paper.
Ceres Take
Brown has a strong six figure auction record.
PARENT TECHNIQUE
Etching
Etching is a form of printmaking that involves creating designs on a copper plate, using an acid-resistant material like wax or resin. The artist scratches through this material to expose the metal underneath. The plate is then submerged in an acid bath, which bites into the exposed areas, creating grooves....
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COMPLEMENTARY WORKS
Diptych VII
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Diptych VIII
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$26,000
Diptych IX
James Brown
$26,000
Diptych V
James Brown
$26,000
Diptych II
James Brown
$26,000
Single XIII
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$16,000
Single XVI
James Brown
$16,000
Single XII
James Brown
$16,000
Single XV
James Brown
$16,000
