Artist Scott G Brooks tells me that he is “happy to have 6 new paintings in this exhibit at beinArt Gallery in Brunswick Australia. The guys that modeled for me are all friends and part of the DC and Baltimore gay community. Curio is defined as a rare, unusual, or intriguing object, and I think all these handsome gentleman, and the ladies I painted for the show, fall under this definition.”
beinArt Gallery presents “Curios” a three person exhibition of paintings, drawings and taxidermy art. Curios features the anthropomorphic taxidermy creations of Australian artist Lucia Mocnay, the impossibly intricate retro matchbook miniatures of American artist, Jason d’Aquino and the satirical and provocative yet classically painted works of American artist, Scott G. Brooks.
The exhibit opened May 28th and runs until June 21.
An online preview can be seen at beinart.org
Scroll down to see some of Scott G Brooks’ work. More at www.scottgbrooks.com
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“Bears Will Be Bears”
16″ x 20″
oil on canvas
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“Inked”
24″ x 24″
oil on canvas
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“The Shaming”
18″ x 24″
oil on canvas
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Scott G Brooks lives and works in Washington, DC. His paintings are primarily figurative, and range from simple portraiture to intricate narratives. Often using humor, he depicts scenes using social, psychological, and political issues. Anatomical distortions separate the figures from the photographic ideal, which gives him the freedom to create his own distorted reality. His work is described as twisted and offbeat, sentimental, and disturbing. For Curios, Scott has produced a body of work that has given life to mundane everyday relics, such as plastic dolls, and infused these objects into a series of contemporary portraits. More at www.scottgbrooks.com.
Brooks has exhibited his work throughout the US, in Europe, and Australia. In addition to exhibiting his paintings, Scott is a Contributing Illustrator to Metro Weekly Magazine. He has illustrated many children’s books as well as Smokey Bear for the US Forest Service. He also painted singer and songwriter Tom Goss in the music video “Make Believe”
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