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Sculpture artist has fitting last name
By Vikki Matsis, Special to The Post and Courier
Thursday, August 5, 2010
Inspiration can be found everywhere if you have the eyes to see it.
"The embrace of uncertainty and the ability to make up rules for myself and my work inspires me. I am incredibly moved by the accidental acts of sculpture I find in the world," Jonathan Brilliant said about his work and his creative process.
With Brilliant's work, the whole is more than the sum of its parts. Brilliant uses coffee stir sticks to create large-scale sculptures. The sticks are intertwined with one another, creating tension and a woven series of 3-D crosshatch marks.
He is on his "Have Sticks, Will Travel" World Tour, going to art galleries and universities creating these fragile sculptures. The 18-month tour began in May 2009 at the City Gallery during Spoleto Festival USA and will end this year in December in North Carolina. The tour consists of 13 gallery installations in three countries on two continents.
When Brilliant does an installation, he works from 6 a.m.-10:30 p.m. every day intertwining the stir sticks to form a one-of-a-kind, ephemeral piece of work that is created to exist only in the space around it. At the end of a show, the large sculpture is torn down, and viewers can take a piece of the puzzle home with them. In his studio, Brilliant works on drawing, painting, applying for grants and collecting found objects. His metal sculpture of a water bottle is in the permanent collection in North Charleston Riverfront Park.
Keep up with his work and tour at www.jonathanbrilliant.com.
Contact Info: jb@jonathanbrilliant.com.
Birth date and place: November 1976 in Charleston.
Family: Wife, Brooke; cats, zero and chicken.
Education: Bachelor of Art in studio art, College of Charleston, 2002; Masters of Fine Art, Spatial Art, California State University-San Jose, 2007.
Career: Emerging artist.
Goal: By the end of 2011, I hope to see my "field of good fortune" outdoor installation funded and realized somewhere.
What book are you reading now?: Facebook.
Influences: British sculpture of the '70s and '80s.
Price Range: $20-$6,500.
Where is your artwork featured locally?: North Charleston Riverfront Park.
Next Event: Two big events happening in September: a new site-specific installation for the Bumbershoot Festival, Seattle, and a large show and residency at the McColl Center, Charlotte.
What made you fall in love with art?: I wouldn't say that we are in love, I would say we are in an extended courtship.
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