235, 2000 - Alex Brown
About the Work
About 235
In this drawing, Alex Brown, known for his optical art, creates an illusion of depth, movement, and texture using only ink on paper. Though abstract, the image is based in our three-dimensional reality. Brown says of his process, "Taking something ...Read More
In this drawing, Alex Brown, known for his optical art, creates an illusion of depth, movement, and texture using only ink on paper. Though abstract, the image is based in our three-dimensional reality. Brown says of his process, "Taking something realized and turning it into something unrecognizable makes sense to me...My abstractions are really just less than overly clear realizations."Read Less
About the Artist
About Alex Brown
Alex Brown's paintings blend photorealism with optical art. Often working from unexceptional found photographs, postcards, brochures, and magazines, Brown distorts images of landscapes and ...Read More
Alex Brown's paintings blend photorealism with optical art. Often working from unexceptional found photographs, postcards, brochures, and magazines, Brown distorts images of landscapes and people with patterns, gridded fields, and strange shapes. By superimposing images and playing with light and shadow, he creates mesmerizing illusions that are both abstract and figurative.
Brown says of his paintings, "It's fun to look at these worlds within worlds. It offers a nice balance to the ones that are done with rigid, geometric grids and vice versa."Read Less
Brown says of his paintings, "It's fun to look at these worlds within worlds. It offers a nice balance to the ones that are done with rigid, geometric grids and vice versa."Read Less
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