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Upon entering the studio of Brian Gainey, one is
transported into a colorful world where every
space and surface is filled with either completed
art, art in progress, or something intended to
inspire the next idea. A place where self
expression and creating beauty is like breathing -
something that simply must be done. Leveraging
an aesthetic nurtured in his years in the interior
design and fashion industry, Brian is not a
painter, photographer, ceramicist or sculptor -
but an artist who appreciates and manipulates
everything and anything that might help him
inspire his audiences. Unabashedly decorative
in his approach, Brian believes in the power
of beauty.
"We perceive color differently depending on the
light in which we see it," explains Brian. "These
paintings amplify that nuance. The gold leaf in
the silhouetted forms reflect the light as it
changes from night to day, creating a dynamic
relationship with the vivid colors that
surround them."
Born and raised in California's centeral valley,
Brian grew up in the shadow of Yosemite,
surrounded by an abundance of nature. In this
series of paintings, recalling summer days spent
in the meadows of his youth, Brian seeks to refine
nature's beauty to it's barest elements of light,
texture and form.
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