Description
Passage N°7 – 40″ x 40″- Oil on Canvas
“Passage”: the act or process of moving from one place to another.
Lorimer’s new series entitled “Passage,” represents his transition from landscape to abstraction.
Lorimer writes, “I just couldn’t paint another pine tree, I needed to change direction. The art world doesn’t like change, just ask Bob Dylan or Neil Young. And I get it, but I believe it’s important to evolve as an artist. If you’re not experimenting and pushing boundaries then you get stale and that gets reflected in the work”.
These new paintings are bold and fresh and represent a departure from his previous work. One can still see nature rooted in the work. The horizontal bar at the bottom of each painting hints at a foundation anchoring the separation of foreground and background, but otherwise these paintings are pure abstract energy.
BRIAN LORIMER’S BIOGRAPHY
In 1995 Brian created a successful mural business, Lorimer Studios Inc.. Over an 8 year period he employed as many as 10 artists full-time and freelance to assist him in executing over 150 murals. All of the murals were custom designed – hand painted works of fine art – acrylic on canvas and installed on location for a variety of clients throughout the USA and Canada. He then retired to focus on personal projects.
One project involved traveling 800kms of mostly back roads from Addis Ababa to Ethiopia’s Omo Valley. This is one of the most remote places on earth, and is home to remote tribes of people that have been living the same way for centuries.
Project Remembrance saw Lorimer travelling to Belgium and France for inspiration. This somber series of paintings were based on World War 1. An homage to the brave people who fought.
Brian’s paintings are known for their bold, vivid colors. There is also a way that Brian mixes textures and styles to create an almost collage-like portrait or landscape. This of course makes for a very unique and striking image.
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