Today we’d like to introduce you to Brian Smith.
Hi Brian, can you start by introducing yourself? We’d love to learn more about how you got to where you are today?
Creativity has always been my strength. Throughout my life, I have experimented with different creative outlets. Music, design, photography, literature, etc. I have been in the commercial art field for the past two years. During those two years, I have exhibited in over 40 different art markets, festivals, retail stores and galleries. I have enjoyed meeting the people who purchase my art because it feels more personal and connecting. I’m currently making the transition from vending at events into exhibiting at galleries and boutiques.
Can you talk to us a bit about the challenges and lessons you’ve learned along the way. Looking back would you say it’s been easy or smooth in retrospect?
No, it has not been a smooth road, but I give it my all. Being self employed is not for the weak and the impatient. As they say, ” you gotta wear a lot of different hats”. The artist hat, the CEO hat, etc. I may look ridiculous in some of those hats, but I still wear them.
As you know, we’re big fans of you and your work. For our readers who might not be as familiar what can you tell them about what you do?
You can find my work at www.Briansmithgallery.com. Also on social media platforms under the handle Ctrl-art-dzn. I take broken and discarded materials and create repurposed mixed media and assemblage art. Items that were once valued, but now deemed useless. I’m a believer in reinvention. If you’re in a place where you are under valued, all you need is to change your environment . In a different setting, you may receive the peace you seek. I try to express that with my art. My art style is a result of pareidolia, seeing images in objects that aren’t there. Like seeing faces or shapes in clouds. We all can do it, it’s in our DNA. But overall, I just love to create, no matter how good or bad the idea. It’s an idea ,that’s enough for me.
What would you say have been one of the most important lessons you’ve learned?
In art, mistakes will be made. But I’ve found that the solutions to the mistakes are better than the original idea in most cases. When that happens, it feels tremendous.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://www.briansmithgallery.com
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ctrlartdzn?igsh=aWt6aWkxZ3Ftc3N4
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/share/14sAvzFbeW/
