Paul Brainard
September 2 – November 26, 2010
Dvorak Sec Contemporary is pleased to announce of exhibition of works by New York-based artist Paul Brainard; the debut solo exhibition of the artist in Europe.
In Paul Brainard’s drawings, compositional elements refer simultaneously to deep space and surface arrangement. This formal device reflects the position of the individual within their environment, the gulf between where they exist in their mind and where they exist in reality. The images reflect the artist’s self-perceived role and identity in a media saturated consumerist society, combing elements of random advertising, personal photographs and catholic imagery. Icons from early puritan New England Gravestones mingle with images of pornography and homogenized culture. Time is compressed; forms overlap and eradicate one another. Random figures exist in a semi-abstracted environment to which they cannot relate. Both abstraction and representation push and pull off of one another to develop a dynamic within the drawing that captures the void of substance in everyday life. The emotional despair in the drawings stem from a distinct lack of spirituality that is very representative of today’s society. The drawings evolve as I follow my intuition and by altering the image through elimination, embellishment or eradication. The process is one by which intuitive discoveries lead in new directions in the drawing, preserving a feeling of spontaneity in the final image.
For more information or images, please contact the gallery at info@dvoraksec.com