Select works: 2008-2009
During this body of work, my focus changed from a time-consuming process of realism to a more experimental process of working with digital/physical collage and painting. My inspiration for this series was from observing roadside billboards. When it’s time to put up a new ad on a billboard, it’s often glued on top of an existing ad, which in turn was glued on a previous ad, and so on. Being in a northern climate, however, billboards are subject to an extreme change in weather, which often results in these layers peeling off in areas. I find it interesting how these multi-layered billboards become altered by time by and the elements, where sections of the various ads have been faded or ripped away revealing underlying layers. In the process, a new image, a new aesthetic, and perhaps even new meanings are created.
So, taking a cue from these billboards, I’ve been experimenting with artwork that has a similar character. Beginning with a variety of source material, such as my own photos, found images, text, and other collage material, images and text are coalesced with a variety of high-tech (computer) and low-tech (collage) methods.
portfolio: 2008-2009
boatman | oil and mixed media on cradled panel
http://dev.bryanhollandarts.com/images/bha-works/2008-2009/boatman.jpg
deconstructing the journey | oil and mixed media on cradled panel
http://dev.bryanhollandarts.com/images/bha-works/2008-2009/deconstructing-the-journey.jpg
deus ex machina | oil and mixed media on cradled panel
http://dev.bryanhollandarts.com/images/bha-works/2008-2009/deus-ex-machina.jpg
fate of the world | oil and mixed media on cradled panel
http://dev.bryanhollandarts.com/images/bha-works/2008-2009/fate-of-the-world.jpg
how to read a conspiracy theory | oil and mixed media on cradled panel
http://dev.bryanhollandarts.com/images/bha-works/2008-2009/how-to-read-a-conspiracy-theory.jpg
looks like rain | oil and mixed media on cradled panel
http://dev.bryanhollandarts.com/images/bha-works/2008-2009/looks-like-rain.jpg
loss of the self | oil and mixed media on cradled panel
http://dev.bryanhollandarts.com/images/bha-works/2008-2009/loss-of-the-self.jpg
lunar beautification process | oil and mixed media on cradled panel
http://dev.bryanhollandarts.com/images/bha-works/2008-2009/lunar-beautification-project.jpg
mariposa del fuego | oil and mixed media on cradled panel
http://dev.bryanhollandarts.com/images/bha-works/2008-2009/mariposa-del-fuego.jpg
meditation | oil and mixed media on cradled panel
http://dev.bryanhollandarts.com/images/bha-works/2008-2009/meditation.jpg
melancholia | oil and mixed media on cradled panel
http://dev.bryanhollandarts.com/images/bha-works/2008-2009/melancholia.jpg
odyssey | oil and mixed media on cradled panel
http://dev.bryanhollandarts.com/images/bha-works/2008-2009/odyssey.jpg
offering | oil and mixed media on cradled panel
http://dev.bryanhollandarts.com/images/bha-works/2008-2009/offering.jpg
the second law of thermodynamics | oil and mixed media on cradled panel
http://dev.bryanhollandarts.com/images/bha-works/2008-2009/second-law-of-thermodynamics.jpg
a sidecar named desire | oil and mixed media on cradled panel
http://dev.bryanhollandarts.com/images/bha-works/2008-2009/sidecar-named-desire.jpg
something borrowed | oil and mixed media on cradled panel
http://dev.bryanhollandarts.com/images/bha-works/2008-2009/something-borrowed.jpg
stings for the the tenth house | oil and mixed media on cradled panel
http://dev.bryanhollandarts.com/images/bha-works/2008-2009/strings-for-the-tenth-house.jpg
terminal velocity | oil and mixed media on cradled panel
http://dev.bryanhollandarts.com/images/bha-works/2008-2009/terminal-velocity.jpg
the creation of the birds | oil and mixed media on cradled panel
http://dev.bryanhollandarts.com/images/bha-works/2008-2009/the-creation-of-the-birds.jpg
the uncertainty principle | oil and mixed media on cradled panel
http://dev.bryanhollandarts.com/images/bha-works/2008-2009/the-uncertainty-principle.jpg
waiting for clarity of mind | oil and mixed media on cradled panel
http://dev.bryanhollandarts.com/images/bha-works/2008-2009/waiting-for-clarity-of-mind.jpg
when the time comes, how will we know? | oil and mixed media on cradled panel
http://dev.bryanhollandarts.com/images/bha-works/2008-2009/when-the-time-comes.jpg
year of the tiger | oil and mixed media on cradled panel
http://dev.bryanhollandarts.com/images/bha-works/2008-2009/year-of-the-tiger.jpg