"I am becoming what I am interested in. I am interested in what I can not understand," San Diego artist, Kelsey Brookes posted to his blog on Friday.
amfm understands one thing, that this artist is truly something special. His art is like fireworks, bursting with colors and excitement, with a certain childhood youth. His art is like candy--you just want to consume it. It's like a kaleidoscope for the eyes.
His work draws influences from female figures, words, skeletons, buddhism, nature, and the exotic, whether it be the intertwining of animal and man with his chimeras or the a raw sexual nature that oozes from the paint. His use of words in his pieces allude to his past with album art, particularly for the Grand Ole Party.
He is a former biochemist, that decided to leave the water cooler and pick up color. "Science's loss is art's gain," as it says on his web site. If you're lucky enough to be in San Diego, he has an art show coming up on June 6th as a part of a collective show, "Here Not There" at the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego-La Jolla.
"Here Not There" is a show featuring emerging artists, as well as established artists working and living in the San Diego area. It'll be composed of arts of all mediums, including paint, sculpture, performance and new media.
Check out his web site here.
-Photos Courtesy of KelseyBrookes.com
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