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Duncan Brannan
University of Kent (BA 1st Class Hons Fine Art, 2007 / 2007)
  • As yet untitled
    Size (H x W x D): 130 x 100 x 4 cm
    £1,650.00
  • Reconstruction 12
    Size (H x W x D): 91 x 91 x 4 cm
    £1,000.00
  • Reconstruction 8
    Size (H x W x D): 91 x 91 x 5 cm
    Sold
  • Greenwich
    Size (H x W x D): 77 x 77 x 4 cm
    Sold
  • Rconstruction 11
    Size (H x W x D): 91 x 91 x 4 cm
    Sold
  • Camberwell
    Size (H x W x D): 4 x 77 x 77 cm
    £2,100.00
  • As yet Untitled 2
    Size (H x W x D): 145 x 95 x 4 cm
    £1,400.00
  • Superstructure 1
    Size (H x W x D): 245 x 245 x 5 cm
    £9,500.00
  • Superstructure 2
    Size (H x W x D): 245 x 245 x 5 cm
    £9,500.00

Profile

Ten years ago the mathematician Thomas Hales proved that the hexagonal geometry used by honey bees to build their hives was the most efficient structure to produce maximum
cells with least wax.

In the publication of “On the Origin of Species”, Charles Darwin claimed that those creatures most adept at mathematics would come out on top.

Structure, order and chaos are counterpointed in the dialectics of the grid. The historical context of de Stijl - its utopian idealism, use of the grid and reductive aesthetic are evoked in this attempt to build the reduced grid back up again with a language that is aware of postmodernity whilst keying into modernist ideas.

Exhibitions

 
2010 - 11 - Curator of programme at Kaleidoscope Gallery, Sevenoaks
2010 - Solo Show, Deeson Gallery, Canterbury
2009 - Turner Contemporary Open, Margate
2009 - Superstructure, Medcalf, Exmouth Market 
2008 - Collaboration with Roadsworth at Cans Festival, Leake Street
2008 - Artist’ s Don’t Bite, Maidstone. 
2008 - Climate for Change, Camden. 
2008 - Wakefield Art Walk, The Coach House Gallery, Wakefield. 
2008 - South East Open Studios.
2007- By Hand, Maidstone.
2007- Three Degrees (Degree Show) Ashford.

Interview

What is your favourite film of all time?

There are loads but the one that springs to mind is Breakfast at Tiffany’s.

What music are you currently listening to and why?

Listen to the radio a lot I think more for the chat - maybe I miss conversation when in the studio alone all day. I am also liking to quite a lot of stuff like UNKLE, Tiesto, Amon Tobin at the moment.

Which living artists do you most admire and why?

Surprisingly the work that has most struck me recently is by John Bock. I don’t really know what he is doing but I am drawn to want to find out more. I also want to get better acquainted with the work of Keith Tyson and Julie Mehretu as I think they are looking at similar things to me.

Which deceased artist do you most admire and why?

I guess the one who made the biggest impression on me was Kasemir Malevich. His black square was the culmination of the abstraction of form that had started with the Impressionists and Cubists. By removing all reference to the physical world he made this work purely about the creativity of the artist.

Which exhibition that you have visited made the greatest impact on you and why?

Probably the single most important visit was the Abstract Expressionist work in the permanent collection at the Met, New York.

What is the question you get asked most frequently about your work and how do you answer it?

What is it about? To which the simple answer is order and chaos. I might then expand depending on the reaction.

What / who inspired you to be an artist?

Rothko room at the Tate. I wish I could be more original but this is the first memory I have of being moved by a painting.

Can you tell us about where you make your art and what if any the significance of this location is?

A garage in Kent - it’s rent free.

What do you like most about being an artist?

When I am lost in a painting.

What is your greatest achievement as an artist to date?

The decision to give it a go

What are your plans for the coming year?

Keep going