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Gina Brown
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Degree: Fine Art
University: Newcastle University
Graduation Year: 2012
New Blood Art Statement
Chrissie, Gabrielle, Julia, Evie. First names, faceless, interchangeable. In a dusty dining hall locked and forgotten we find this collection. A wall covered in vignettes, prestigious Victorian beauties, fragments of memories and lives lost amid the foreboding march of time. With her deft use of oil paints Gina Brown at once revives these lost wives and daughters, socialites and country ladies, yet only conjures a phantom image showing a startling understanding of the Gothic and the Sublime.
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Artist Statement
I recently graduated from Newcastle University where my exploration of painting developed into a focus on portraiture. I am incredibly interested in the intimidating qualities of this genre, with particular emphasis on our relationship with the unknown portrait. I am drawn to the complex and seductive aesthetics of oil paint, where i aim to create ephemeral paintings of haunting beauty.My paintings translate an archive of photographic material sourced from old photos and photo postcards. Drawing provides an essential link between my source imagery and the final paintings and is key to expressing the depth and character of the portrait.
My recent work is a collection of Edwardian actresses. My fascination with this era provided the basis for reconstructing and reclaiming these women, by bringing them into the contemporary world i also aim to seek the poignancy that belongs to the Edwardian era. The nature of this work lends itself to the haunting sadness of forgotten lives, devoid of facial detail but with a faithful understanding of the portrait. This is an aspect i am extremely interested in pursuing.
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Selected Group Exhibitions
2012, 'In Which Sad Light A Carved Dolphin Swam', London
2012, PAUSE The Rag Factory, London
2012, Newcastle University Degree Show, Newcastle
2011, Interim Exhibition, Newcastle