Jonathan Brooks! Owning the place til September 22nd..
This show is out of control people! Huge constructed works, the piece pictured is so big we had to leave it on the floor. This one's a stunner, don't miss out Dallas! --S&N
Jonathan Brooks 'taking in'
Ausust 11 - September 22, 2010
Hello Dallas, if you are not familiar with Jonathan Brooks you are in for a treat!
The Magnolia Gallery
Presents
Jonathan Brooks
Dallas, Texas – Dallas artist Jonathan Brooks has an exhibition of new mixed media works titled “taking in.” at the Magnolia Gallery, located inside the Magnolia Theatre in the West Village, (3699 McKinney Avenue) August 11– September 22, 2010. The Artist Reception is Thursday, August 12th from 8-10 PM. Admission to the reception is free and the art is available for viewing or purchase during regular theatre hours, or by contacting Scott Horn at magnoliagallery@gmail.com, or visiting magnoliagallerydallas.com for more info.
Brooks is intrigued by the human form in all of its manifestations, as well as human nature and its dark corners. “I try to capture the emotions that are provoked inside of me while looking at photographs of the inhabitants of this world. Seeing the movement hidden within the stillness of a picture, I drip paint onto the canvas to nail down in a moment all of the places that the image has been and where the image could be going. Where the brush happens to touch the canvas, so be it. A fleeting occurrence in a fleeting life, the paint lands where it was meant to.” Brooks’ most recent work is a combination of that technique and a recent obsession of adopting abandoned objects. “I give those objects a home in my art, and watch the relationship between them evolve.”
Jonathan Brooks is a Texan who transplanted himself to New York City for about ten years. While he was there, he explored every avenue of artistic expression that he could get his hands on. Four years ago, he returned to his homeland of the great Lone Star State and found what he'd been looking for - painting. While he continues to act, create music and whatever else he can squeeze in, painting has shown him a part of himself that he never knew existed; A place of complete selflessness. And he likes it there.
The Magnolia Gallery
Presents
Jonathan Brooks
Dallas, Texas – Dallas artist Jonathan Brooks has an exhibition of new mixed media works titled “taking in.” at the Magnolia Gallery, located inside the Magnolia Theatre in the West Village, (3699 McKinney Avenue) August 11– September 22, 2010. The Artist Reception is Thursday, August 12th from 8-10 PM. Admission to the reception is free and the art is available for viewing or purchase during regular theatre hours, or by contacting Scott Horn at magnoliagallery@gmail.com, or visiting magnoliagallerydallas.com for more info.
Brooks is intrigued by the human form in all of its manifestations, as well as human nature and its dark corners. “I try to capture the emotions that are provoked inside of me while looking at photographs of the inhabitants of this world. Seeing the movement hidden within the stillness of a picture, I drip paint onto the canvas to nail down in a moment all of the places that the image has been and where the image could be going. Where the brush happens to touch the canvas, so be it. A fleeting occurrence in a fleeting life, the paint lands where it was meant to.” Brooks’ most recent work is a combination of that technique and a recent obsession of adopting abandoned objects. “I give those objects a home in my art, and watch the relationship between them evolve.”
Jonathan Brooks is a Texan who transplanted himself to New York City for about ten years. While he was there, he explored every avenue of artistic expression that he could get his hands on. Four years ago, he returned to his homeland of the great Lone Star State and found what he'd been looking for - painting. While he continues to act, create music and whatever else he can squeeze in, painting has shown him a part of himself that he never knew existed; A place of complete selflessness. And he likes it there.