Bryce Brown
Figure and Land

Solo Exhibition
New Work
​Flagstaff Gallery

Auckland NZ
February 2018

Bryce Brown - Figure & Land.

February 1st - 28th, 2018

Flagstaff Gallery
30 Victoria Road
Devonport
Auckland

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Flagstaff Gallery in Devonport Auckland will be hosting an exhibition of eleven brand new, never before seen paintings by Bay of Plenty artist, Bryce Brown.

Brown says, “The inspiration for this new work comes from an old Russian saying, ‘Everything new is a well-forgotten old’. In these new works, I’ve aimed to capture a timelessness, the essence of everyday people doing everyday things. They have a character, texture, and boldness that I have been working towards for quite some time.”

Bryce Brown was born in Auckland, New Zealand in 1971 and has been exhibiting since 1999. His works are in many private and public collections in New Zealand, Europe and the USA including the John Deere Art collection in Moline, Illinois.

Figure & Land will be Brown’s tenth solo exhibition.

Opening reception Thursday, February 1st, 6 pm - 8 pm
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Exhibition introduction from special guest speaker Auckland City Councillor, Christine Fletcher.


Inquiries to Flagstaff Gallery, Phone 09 445 11423 or email gallery@flagstaff.nz
   

Washing Line 101 x 76 cm

Works for Figure & Land

Landscape Format

  1. Painting of men working in a field by Bryce Brown
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Portrait Format

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The story behind the work
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During my lifetime I’ve had a mix of rural and urban living and always seem to end up back in the country, but not too far from the city! I’ve been blessed to have parents who’ve often had a few acres, renovating and selling - moving to another slice of paradise in a rural setting.

Over the years I have travelled, had a family of my own, gone through challenges and changes in life and the familiarity and comfort of the country and the welcoming arms of family has drawn me back. 

This peace, room to breathe, the simple life with some symbolic elements woven through has set the theme for this new work.

With all the newness we have in modern life, technology increasing at such an incredible rate we can’t keep up, it’s nice just to bring it back to simplicity.

Fresh cut flowers, the scent of linen on the line in the summer breeze, lush green crops against bright volcanic earth, a basket of apples or someone reading a book - made of paper!

I recently read an old Russian saying, “Everything new is a well-forgotten old.” I think this is so true! Through all the advancements we make we are still basically doing the same things, in different ways. History repeating. 

Something I love about painting is its traditions. It goes back tens of thousands of years! Taking pigment in a binder and applying it to a surface to somehow express one’s self or to capture a moment. It’s so simple.

I hope you enjoy these simple moments I have captured as much as I have enjoyed painting them. 
The Paintings
Figure & Land
Here they are, a one-minute video sample of the ten new works that will make up Figure & Land. 
If this doesn't play on your device, this is the YouTube Link. 

Shadow Box Frames

All works for Figure & Land are mounted in a plain white shadow box frame. 

The inside edge is beveled to the front with a slight gap between the clean, white edge of the canvas and the inside of the frame. 

Frame depth is 40mm.

These look very smart and finish the work off nicely without dominating it.