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Kurtis Brand
United States
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480 pieces
Artist highlights
- Experienced Artist
- Works on commission
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Artwork details
- Medium : Cotton on Canvas , Wood
- Framing : Framing on request
- Dimensions : 62x34in
About this artwork
All of the artwork in this series uses sustainable eco-friendly upcycled canvas purchased in Guatemala City from an organization called the New Denim Project.
I am very proud to use sustainable materials in my art. The wood frames are usually equally sustainable being sourced from FSC certified wood companies or bought locally from ethical lumbar yards.
For the pieces in the Samu series, I first engage in a 30 minute meditation. After the meditation… is finished I begin the piece, cutting each strip one by one, one breath per cut, continuing the meditation. The work involves complete focus and mindfulness because if one mistake is made, I have to start all over again. These pieces are done in one sitting.
This is a practice I have engaged in for years and I am happy to combine art and meditation into one thing.
The work speaks to the oneness and connected nature of all things.
I am very proud to use sustainable materials in my art. The wood frames are usually equally sustainable being sourced from FSC certified wood companies or bought locally from ethical lumbar yards.
For the pieces in the Samu series, I first engage in a 30 minute meditation. After the meditation… is finished I begin the piece, cutting each strip one by one, one breath per cut, continuing the meditation. The work involves complete focus and mindfulness because if one mistake is made, I have to start all over again. These pieces are done in one sitting.
This is a practice I have engaged in for years and I am happy to combine art and meditation into one thing.
The work speaks to the oneness and connected nature of all things.
Kurtis Brand
United States
Credentials
- Experienced Artist
- Works on commission
« One stroke, one cut, one breath. Repeat. I disappear into the work, it's not about me. »
Kurtis Brand is an American painter, textile artist, and sculptor whose works have been featured in solo and group exhibitions in Guatemala. Referring to his compositions as "contemplative art", he cites the practice of Zen Buddhism as well as the themes of emptiness and meditation as being ever-present in his artistic expression. Brand's pieces are often created using materials such as cotton and earth, coupled with acrylics and colored pencils on fabric, wood, or canvas.
