Mike Brown

I am interested post-structuralism developed by Jacques Derrida and Roland Barthes and post-modern thinkers such as Frank Lyotard and Albert Camus. These individuals have influenced my work and made me evaluate meaning as open ended questions opposed to answers and outcomes.

My work is a mix of mediums and subjects that stand alone or go together. I have worked in various forms including painting, sculpture, installation, performance and sound. They each form different aspects of myself including the social and political context in which I find myself.

My practice stems from a conclusion that as humans we are not one dimensional and usually have many interests and concerns that stay the same or change over time.

I try to find a pathway with my work which is both relevant to the current times and at the same time without dictating the meaning or explanation. Somewhere between the description and the explanation is the space I try to inhabit. From Realism on the one hand to political activism on the other.

I try to deal with the Current issues such as Donald Trump and Britain’s exit from the European Union in works such as blocked and Silver Bullet.

(I like to think about debates that are sometimes too close or new ...

Arts and Humanities, University Colllege London.

Education:
Art History, University College London.

Representation:
Cynthia Byrnes Contemporary
New York, 2013-current

Collections:
MoMA Tower, New York.

Events:
2018 Interview: peripheralarteries.com, Biennial Edition No. 24
2018 National Centre for Craft and Design with R. South
2017 Longlisted: Chiara Williams Solo Award
2017 Geffrye Museum, London, CoLab with R. South
2017 Doomed Gallery, London, Group Show
2015 CF Open Studio, London
2014 CF Open Studio, London
2013 57arts Solo show, London
2013 CF Open Studio, London
2010-2012 Runnymede gallery Windsor (National trust)
2010-2012 Muralto, London
2011 Apolo fine art, Devon.
2010 Seale Hayne Gallery, Devon
2010 Group show at Rill estate, Devon
2008 San Cruz galleria, Antigua, Guatemala
2008 solo show, tinco y palacios strasse gallery, Oaxaca, Mexico
2007 Arte de Americas, Mexico City
2007 Morada de Paz Gallery, Mexico
2007 Galeria Vega M57, Mexico
2006 Wimbledon open, London
2006 Modern Metropolis, london,
2004 Vita, solo show, London,
2002 Burgh house gallery, London,