Brad Phillips (artist)

A photo of Canadian artist Brad Phillips, taken in 2014.

Brad Phillips (born 1974 in Toronto, Ontario) is a contemporary Canadian painter and writer. He is best known for his dark complex work with the deep tropes of suicide, sex and self-injury. He has exhibited around the world, and is the subject of various critical texts and interviews. He began writing in 2009, and his published essays are part of his work-in-progress, I Believe in God. He resided in Vancouver between 2002 and 2013[1] and currently lives in Ontario.

Early life

Phillips grew up in the Toronto suburbs of Pickering and Scarborough.[1]

Artwork

Aesthetically, Phillips is noted for his photorealist style and often references his own photographs to compose his paintings.[2][3] He is known for his dark and often sinister imagery[4] as well as text-based works, many of which include literary references. He often employs satire, autobiography, and black humor in his paintings.[5] Phillips calls his work highly biographical and likens his style to "confessional poetry."[6]

Notable solo exhibitions by Phillips have been held at Wallspace Gallery (New York), Monte Clark Gallery (Vancouver and Toronto), Residence Gallery (London, UK), Groeflin Maag Galerie (Zurich), Galerie ZK (Berlin), LaMontagne Gallery (Boston) and at the Liste 07 Young Art Fair (Basel). His work has also been included in group exhibitions at the Contemporary Art Gallery, the Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art, The Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art, and in Guy Maddin's "The Keyhole Project" at the Beursschouwburg in Belgium.[7] His work has been shown at international art fairs, including the Armory Show New York, NADA Fair Miami, the Toronto International Art Fair and others. Phillips, representing Western Canada, was a finalist in the RBC Painting Competition in 2004. Brad Phillips' work has been published in The New York Times, Carte Blanche Volume II, The Walrus,[8] and his 2013 exhibition at Louis B. James Gallery was listed as one of the top 100 Fall shows by Modern Painters (magazine).[9]

Collections

Brad Phillips' works are included in art collections of the Glenbow Museum, the Capital Group Companies, the Royal Bank of Canada, Hauser & Wirth Collection, and the Toronto philanthropist W. Bruce C Bailey.[2]

Writing

Articles written by Phillips have been published in Modern Painters (magazine),[10] The Enemy,[11] The Art Book Review,[12] and Hunter and Cook. Artists he has interviewed for journals include Jeff Wall, Sean Landers, Daniel Gordon, Laura Owens and Kirsten Stoltmann. Phillips is also a regular contributor to Modern Painters (magazine), ArtSlant,[13] The Art Book Review, Millions Magazine,[14] and Adult Magazine.[15]

Books

References

  1. 1 2 Rhodes, Richard (November 2, 2002). "Finding inspiration in the dark side of suburbia". The Globe and Mail (Toronto). p. 25.
  2. 1 2 Heather, Rosemary (Fall 2012). "Write Me; Brad Phillips and the Art of Autobiography". Canadian Art Magazine (Toronto): 132.
  3. ↑ Milliard, Coline (February 2012). "Brad Phillips". Modern Painters: 83.
  4. ↑ Jordan, Betty Ann (December 2002). "Night Crawler". Elm Street.
  5. ↑ Robin Laurence (May 18, 2011). "Brad Phillips's Somebody Write Me emerges from the abyss". The Georgia Straight. Retrieved July 27, 2012.
  6. ↑ Roenisch, Clint (2008). Carte Blanche V.2 Painting. Toronto: The Magenta Foundation. p. 189; 333. ISBN 978-0-9739739-5-2.
  7. ↑ "Brad Phillips". Monte Clark Gallery. Retrieved September 26, 2012.
  8. ↑ Jonnie Craig. "Brad Phillips". HUH. Retrieved September 26, 2012.
  9. ↑ "Top 100 Fall Shows - Louis B. James Gallery, New York". Modern Painters Magazine (New York, NY): 94. October 2013.
  10. ↑ Phillips, Brad (May 2014). "Canadian Painter Brad Phillips on Matisse Overload". Modern Painters Magazine (New York).
  11. ↑ Brad Phillips. "Money Cubicle's The Beast". The Enemy. Retrieved July 17, 2014.
  12. ↑ Brad Phillips (July 22, 2014). "Cunny Poem: Volume I". The Art Review of Books. Retrieved Sep 7, 2014.
  13. ↑ Brad Phillips. "Brad Phillips". ArtSlant. Retrieved July 17, 2014.
  14. ↑ Brad Phillips. "Brad Phillips". Millions Magazine. Retrieved July 17, 2014.
  15. ↑ Brad Phillips. "Ass Man". Adult Magazine. Retrieved July 17, 2014.

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