His famous Soft Construction with Boiled Beans (Premonition of Civil War) from 1936 is now in the collection of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, and is one of the most recognised of Dalí's pictures. Looking at the sheer scale of this work, it is incredible to think of the bravura of the artist, years before his first one-man exhibition, creating something so revolutionary on a scale so colossal.Īs the title implies, this work is based on one of the masterpieces of the Spanish Surrealist, Salvador Dalí. This issue, which was later resolved, highlighted the cuttingedge methods and methodology that Brown used in his paintings. When it was included in the Here and Now exhibition at the Serpentine Gallery in 1994, it instantly caused a controversy when the estate of Salvador Dalí sued for copyright infringement, resulting in the removal of Brown's pictures from the show. His use of subject matter ranges from his early science fiction landscapes and abstract compositions to figurative imagery based on historical references.With its breathtaking scale, incredible attention to detail and extraordinary conceptual premise, Dalí-Christ (after Soft Construction with Boiled Beans: Premonition of Civil War 1936 by Salvador Dalí) By kind permission of the Gala-Salvador Dalí Foundation, Spain is an iconic work of Young British Art, which featured in several of the major shows of the movement including the seminal Sensation exhibition at the Royal Academy in 1997. His techniques and use of appropriation are equally important qualities in his work. At first glance, his canvases appear to be made up of layers of impasto yet, upon closer inspection, Brown’s careful application of thin swirling brushstrokes creates a characteristically flat, marble-like surface. Using reproductions found online or in exhibition catalogues, he distorts and alters the perspective, size, colouring and format, thus breathing new life into the original works.

Captivated with how images can be changed, Brown collectively recycles and manipulates other artist’s work. Brown is known for his attribution paintings in which he adopts subject matters and imagery from Old Master painters such as Rembrandt and Diego Velázquez as well as Contemporary artists like Frank Auerbach and Chris Foss, among others.īrown studied Fine Art at Norwich School of Art and Design in 1985 furthered his education at the Bath School of Art and Design, and later graduated with a Masters degree in Fine Art from Goldsmiths College in 1992. He is a celebrated painter and sculptor and was one of the original members of the Young British Artists group that was prevalent in the 1990s. Glenn Brown was born in Northumberland, Northern England in 1966.

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