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Amsterdam-based American artist Jonathan Brown makes collage, assemblage and films using found materials.
“I’m always discovering things when making a piece,” he says, “respectful of the roles chance and ‘happy mistakes’ can play. I believe that so much of the creative process is in the revealing of the hidden or unknown. And often humor gets exposed as well.” Influences include Bruce Conner, Joseph Cornell, Ray Johnson, John Stezaker, Sigmar Polke, Arturo Herrera, Christian Marclay and Peter Schuyff. Jonathan was born in Taipei, Taiwan in 1967 of American parents and soon after moved to Texas. He received his art degree from Austin College in 1990. In 1994 he moved to Barcelona, Spain where he formed part of the artist co-operative KAOS exhibiting in various galleries and artist markets. Jonathan was co-founder of Los Superocheros, super-8 film projection artists performing at clubs, art spaces and music festivals, using multiple projectors to create a “live” collage of a variety of found footage. His video collages formed a significant part of art culture TV show “Boing Boing Buddha” for several years. Jonathan has made Amsterdam his home since 2003 where he has continued creating collage, assemblage and sculpture. His work has been featured on book covers as well as cd covers, booklets and music videos. Heavily involved with the art collective AWA, Jonathan exhibited his work on a bi-weekly basis for years through the group’s “Beehive Project” at the OT301 Gallery. He enjoyed participating in a number of other group and solo exhibitions throughout Europe. In 2013 his works were included in the official selection of the Spring Exhibition at Kunsthal Charlottenborg, Copenhagen. Jonathan Brown’s work has been exhibited in the following museums and galleries: Kunsthal Charlottenborg, Copenhagen David Risley Gallery, Copenhagen Soulland, Copenhagen ARTIUM (Basque Museum-Center Of Contemporary Art), Vitoria Museum Of Contemporary Art Barcelona (MACBA) Centre de Cultura Contemporania Barcelona (CCCB) Centre d'Art Santa Mònica, Barcelona El Lliure, Barcelona Cultural Center La Farinera Del Clot, Barcelona Heliogabal, Barcelona Galeria Theseo, Barcelona Drap Art, Barcelona Factory Of Arts Roca Umbert, Granollers Madelife Gallery, Boulder Core New Art Space, Denver Pirate Contemporary Art Gallery, Denver Steinsland Berliner Gallery, Stockholm HAIKw/, Oslo Rod Bianco Gallery, Oslo Art Athine Fair, Athens Macaulay & Co Fine Art, Vancouver Agnes B's Gallerie du Jour, Paris Retour De Flamme, Paris EYE Museum, Amsterdam H.E.R.O. Gallery, Amsterdam Dokhuis Gallery, Amsterdam Vrij Paleis, Amsterdam AWA Gallery (OT301), Amsterdam Lev Kaupas Gallery, Amsterdam De Donkere Kamer, Amsterdam Foie Gras Gallery, Amsterdam De Nieuwe Anita, Amsterdam Delicatessen, Amsterdam Jack Stafford Gallery, Amsterdam Stadtsschouwburg, Utrecht ‘t Hoogt, Utrecht KEEK, Utrecht TAC, Eindhoven Galerie Kastel Baexem, Baexem Galerie Noord / Kunstverein Tiergarten, Berlin OT Projektraum, Berlin Galerie Delikatessenhaus, Leipzig Happy Ending, New York City The Hole, New York City 0-0 LA, Los Angeles R/SF Projects, San Francisco Atlanta Contemporary, Atlanta Willo North Gallery, Phoenix, Arizona Tweed River Art Gallery, New South Wales, Australia |
