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
"Salt" as a symbol of permanence, while "Notes" evoke both music and marks. Both these words are about essence as they penetrate and extract from whatever they encounter.
Composition
This book uses rich papers and and extravagantly complex techniques to make the simple profound.
Ceres Take
Brown has strong six figure auction records and this book calls to art collectors.
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
Salt Note Black I
James Brown
$11,500
Diptych VII
James Brown
$26,000
Diptych IX
James Brown
$26,000
Diptych V
James Brown
$26,000
Diptych II
James Brown
$26,000
Single XIII
James Brown
$16,000
Single XVI
James Brown
$16,000
