20 November 2008

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About my artwork: My assemblages are often situated in collaged wooden boxes, in which blocks of clear resin--containing preserved biological specimens, glass vials, antique texts, cloth, and other items--are mounted. These box constructions involve images and themes which also occur in my short stories. I am interested in the Wunderkammer or cabinet of curiosities as a genre with both plastic and literary possibilities.

Artists I like: Joseph Cornell, Jan Svankmajer, David Lynch, Pieter Bruegel the Elder, Hans Memling, Jan Vermeer, Rosamond Purcell, Vladimir Nabokov, W.G. Sebald

Interests: Hotels, apiarism, bathing machines, medicine bottles, engravings, sericulture, maps, wax.

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http://www.artreview.com/profile/BrianBooker
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At 10:59pm on 19th September 2008, jan lewin-cadogan said…: hello Brian,
That was a lovely thing to say, Im touched!
It is all the things I want, to make people stop and 'look' at all the wonderous things we often overlook, and take for granted.
I am about to start a new body of work in next few weeks, watch this space. and thank you!!:))

At 1:38pm on 11th September 2008, jan lewin-cadogan said…: hi i just enjoyed looking at your work very much, very evocative. love it jan:)

At 4:48am on 7th September 2008, Moni Q said…: The perverbial barrier...it is this said barrier that is giving me a warm time with the work i'm doing now. I am fascinated by what is or may be beyond the line...yet i cross it with great ( and i mean GREAT) trepidation....

At 7:43pm on 1st September 2008, cLare. said…: ooh and the baltic is always good. but he probably knows that anyway.

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At 7:42pm on 1st September 2008, cLare. said…: no problem brian booker. thats a great name by the way.

art aNd music u say ey? he should probably go to the cluny. they have good bands and stuff on there. and then just up the bank he should come and check out The Art Works Galleries. where i volunteeR. yes.

see yah.

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At 4:34am on 1st September 2008, Nirdosh Vibhuti said…: I love the personal histories,this in fact make the true history...touch the heart....so beautiful....hugs....

At 6:06pm on 31st August 2008, Moni Q said…: hello...sorry about the absence of the descriptions. I have posted descriptions for the paintings currently uploaded so feel free to peruse them. Thank you very much for commentary. Also in your profile u state Joesph Cornell as one of ur choice artists. I love to collect things as well, stones, shells, buttons, old nests...but i have never thought of using them the way Cornell or u have. I definitely will be revisiting my little collections...Thanks again and i would love to know what ur working on next...

At 4:22am on 31st August 2008, alice said…: i love how your work is unique and thought provoking. lovely. tell me more about yourself. i love people who have a passion for life.

At 1:00pm on 30th August 2008, Brigitte Martin said…: Brian:

Of course, please come by the gallery anytime you are in town. Luke & Eloy is located in Lawrenceville, the Arts & Design District of Pittsburgh, which has many galleries, niche boutiques, restaurants and cafes.

In regards to your work: Could you tell me a little bit more about your thinking process, e.g. is your work inspired by childhood memories or other influences ? Thanks.