Ryan Brown
No Parts, 2014
Acrylic, watercolor and ink on canvas
157.48 x 106.68 x 7.62 cm
The paintings of this series adopt the format of the art auction catalog as a metaphor for the exhausted, expired and re-contextualized original. The minimal forms within the neutral space...
The paintings of this series adopt the format of the art auction catalog as a metaphor for the exhausted, expired and re-contextualized original. The minimal forms within the neutral space of the jagged picture frame serve as familiar strangers that one recognizes but remain anonymous. Monumental in scale yet seemingly delicate in nature the deteriorating pages appear to be either on the verge of becoming trash or historical treasure.