Scott

Nice preview of work for the Last Rites show is up at Hi-Fructose – check it out here.

Mining the shadows of his psyche, artist Scott G. Brooks takes inspiration from his work as a children’s book illustrator to create a foreboding narrative exhibition, ‘The Luckiest Widow In The World And Other Tales Of Misfortune,’ opening on December 3rd at NYC’s Last Rites Gallery. His figures, bearing signature anatomical exaggerations of the body, are set in far darker world than in previous works as the ‘tales’ focus on inner and outer manifestations of demons as well as captured scenes of misfortune. The figure centric compositions unfurl a potent mastery of atmosphere and setting, where characters cast in pervious works now meet with the moment of their doom. View more preview images from this anticipated show as well as studio shots below.

Nice preview of work for the Last Rites show is up at Hi-Fructose – check it out here.

Mining the shadows of his psyche, artist Scott G. Brooks takes inspiration from his work as a children’s book illustrator to create a foreboding narrative exhibition, ‘The Luckiest Widow In The World And Other Tales Of Misfortune,’ opening on December 3rd at NYC’s Last Rites Gallery. His figures, bearing signature anatomical exaggerations of the body, are set in far darker world than in previous works as the ‘tales’ focus on inner and outer manifestations of demons as well as captured scenes of misfortune. The figure centric compositions unfurl a potent mastery of atmosphere and setting, where characters cast in pervious works now meet with the moment of their doom. View more preview images from this anticipated show as well as studio shots below.

I’m looking forward to showing at Last Rites Gallery again and have been working some long hours on lots of new work. Here’s the postcard, I’ll be posting more info and a few preview images soon.  

‎”The Bully” – new work for Cute and Creepy, October 14 – November 20, 2011 at the Museum of Fine Arts, Florida State University in Tallahassee, Florida.

Cute and Creepy features grotesque inspired artworks from the Pop Surreal or New Contemporary art scenes currently making its way to more prominent places in today’s society. With the recent and publicly-celebrated exhibitions of Tim Burton at MOMA and Edward Gorey at the Wadsworth Athenaeum, now is the time to revel in the genre of the macabre.

Big thanks to Carrie Ann Baade for her awesome curatorial skills in bringing together this bunch. Artists in the show include:

• Kris Kuksi
• Kathie Olivas
• Jessica Joslin
• Kelly Boehmer
• Timothy Cummings
• Thomas Woodruff
• Scott G. Brooks
• Elizabeth McGrath
• Marion Peck
• Greg “Craola” Simkins
• Chris Mars
• Richard A. Kirk
• Laurie Hogin
• Judith Schaechter
• Laurie Lipton
• Lori Field
• Chet Zar
• Christian Rex van Minnen
• Ray Caesar
• Martin Wittfooth
• Jessica Joslin
• Mark Hosford
• Kate Clark
• Travis Louie
• Heidi Taillefer

‎”The Bully” – new work for Cute and Creepy, October 14 – November 20, 2011 at the Museum of Fine Arts, Florida State University in Tallahassee, Florida.

Cute and Creepy features grotesque inspired artworks from the Pop Surreal or New Contemporary art scenes currently making its way to more prominent places in today’s society. With the recent and publicly-celebrated exhibitions of Tim Burton at MOMA and Edward Gorey at the Wadsworth Athenaeum, now is the time to revel in the genre of the macabre.

Big thanks to Carrie Ann Baade for her awesome curatorial skills in bringing together this bunch. Artists in the show include:

• Kris Kuksi
• Kathie Olivas
• Jessica Joslin
• Kelly Boehmer
• Timothy Cummings
• Thomas Woodruff
• Scott G. Brooks
• Elizabeth McGrath
• Marion Peck
• Greg “Craola” Simkins
• Chris Mars
• Richard A. Kirk
• Laurie Hogin
• Judith Schaechter
• Laurie Lipton
• Lori Field
• Chet Zar
• Christian Rex van Minnen
• Ray Caesar
• Martin Wittfooth
• Jessica Joslin
• Mark Hosford
• Kate Clark
• Travis Louie
• Heidi Taillefer