Artist Information:
Kevin Obrien
Easton, MA
United States
Member Since: Nov 2008
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Artist Statement:
Influenced by Van Gogh (and
Abstract Expressionism),
Rauschenberg, Klee, Dubuffet,
children's art, surrealism,
dada, pop art, jimi hendrix
and high-energy jazz (e.g.,
Coltrane), etc.
I was awed and knocked to the
ground by Van Gogh's art
(especially when I saw it in
person). It walks a thin line
between markings on some
surface that depict something,
and tracing the flow of energy
through that being. Later
expressionist movements helped
expand the vocabulary that can
be used.
Surrealism also had an impact
– its super-focus and
startling sharpness helped
provide a basis for the
glistening effects I like to
add to some works. Its
rearrangement of shape and
form helped me to melt normal
shapes into new forms, which
could better be used to
express their energy. The
collage work of Rauschenberg
and others further contributed
to the breaking down of the
normal arrangement of form.
Paul Klee and others developed
a language using symbols.
Children in their art create
symbols for well-known
entities that often form a
basic vocabulary to represent
things commonly found in their
world. Dubuffet expanded on
this idea. I try to add in
symbols known to modern
industrial culture, in the ...
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Artist Exhibitions:
My painting Computer at
Phoenix Technologies will be
exhibited in the
ONLINE (DIS)CONNECT SHOW at
Altered Esthetics running from
February 3 - 24.
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Kevin Obrien's Free Artist Portfolio
Welcome to Kevin Obrien's Portfolio.
Influenced by Van Gogh (and Abstract Expressionism), Rauschenberg, Klee, Dubuffet, children's art, surrealism, dada, pop art, jimi hendrix and high-energy jazz (e.g., Coltrane), etc.
I was awed and knocked to the ground by Van Gogh's art (especially when I saw it in person). It walks a thin line between markings on some surface that depict something, and tracing the flow of energy through that being. Later expressionist movements helped expand the vocabulary that can be used.
Surrealism also had an impact – its super-focus and startling sharpness helped provide a basis for the glistening effects I like to add to some works. Its rearrangement of shape and form helped me to melt normal shapes into new forms, which could better be used to express their energy. The collage work of Rauschenberg and others further contributed to the breaking down of the normal arrangement of form.
Paul Klee and others developed a language using symbols. Children in their art create symbols for well-known entities that often form a basic vocabulary to represent things commonly found in their world. Dubuffet expanded on this idea. I try to add in symbols known to modern industrial culture, in the ... |
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