James Brown
James Brown was an American painter born in Los Angeles, California in 1951.
Born: 1951, Los Angeles, California
Died: 2020, Mexico
Full ProfileValue Indicators
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
The Cardinal red is punctuated by the vertically linear form of the page – here he connects painting to etching through sugarlift and spitbite techniques.
Composition
The antique Swedish Lessebo paper helps to generate light from Brown's' majestic ink.
Ceres Take
This series is not only visually sublime, but a single collection by a critically acclaimed artist.
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....
COMPLEMENTARY WORKS
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Lacuna
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Monotypes
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