b moody art

Houston, TX, United States

About b moody art

bmoodyart_ 2014 O this crushing burden – these sins of my fathers what fetid weight this melancholy we call the deep south surely the day of reckoning is upon this land of cotton for behold: the conversion of St. Stonewall on the road to Damascus, Georgia Ode to my boy…bmoodyart c.2013 The beloved Deep South, teeming with mythologies and rife with contradictions: simultaneously amusing yet horrifying, both historic but still frighteningly current – welcome to the world of b. moody art! Brad Moody’s work is narrative, frequently drawing upon a personal, as well as regional, consciousness where each work tells a separate story or struggle, often evoking emotion with the loaded imagery of Southern iconography and stereotypes. The titles of many of his works “On Fields of Cotton and Chanel No. 5”, “Welcome to 1st Baptist Church”, “Junky Gay Boy”, “…they said it was In The Blood” – hint at the depths of the artist’s continuing exploration of the social issues of race, religion, gender, matriarchal power and redemption that he confronts and that fuel his passion (and that he started with in his 2012 collection “Welcome to Cotton County”). Educated as an architect and designer at Rice University and London’s Architectural Association during the 1980’s, Brad Moody continues to be profoundly influenced by the thought processes of that era: attitudes of “both/and”, “less is a bore”, combining and contrasting perceived “high” and “low” cultures and a continual questioning of self-referencing art worlds – all are front row and center in his works. The paintings are known for their expressive intensity. Frequently using vivid colors and bold strokes, with a signature frenetic style, there is a decidedly raw, outsider edge in their appeal. Always involved in the fields of design, fashion and architecture, Brad Moody has been the recipient of numerous awards and honors. While working in NYC as a fashion designer, he was featured in countless magazines and editorial pages – People Magazine, Elle Magazine, NY Times, and Texas Monthly with his designs gracing the covers of Cosmopolitan, Hamptons Magazine and Shape. After moving to Savannah, GA, he returned to architecture and real estate where he received numerous “Salesman of the Year” awards. b. moody art was born in 2009, when he first picked up a paint brush. Shuttling back and forth between Houston, TX and Savannah, GA – he quickly developed a loyal following and in 2012 started showing extensively in Solo, Group and Art Fair Shows. 2014 marks his first foray into regional shows. The works seek to command attention both to themselves and to their underlying issues. Use of common, everyday materials – house paint, pencil, tape and markers, a love of the quick brush stroke, the crusted over-laid layers of paint, snippets of text and his own poetry… all attempt to make the images more accessible and immediate. Most importantly though, they are permeated with subtle hints of tenderness and innocence and loss – perhaps suggesting a look into the psychology and wonder we all experience in this turbulent, Neo-Mannerist world we find ourselves in.

Education:

STARTED PAINTING
2010 Savannah GA
1998 FASHION INST. OF TECHNOLOGY
New York City, NY: studied
1987 RICE UNIVERSITY
Houston,Tx: B of Architecture
1985 ARCHITECTURAL ASSOCIATION
London, UK: studied

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Exhibitions

2015
CRAKERS-N-CHITLINS TOUR BrickWorks Gallery Atlanta GA two-man show *pending
2014
STOP CRYING SHOW Hall-Barnett Gallery New Orleans LA two-man show
TX CONTEMPORARY ART FAIR G. R. Brown Conv. Ctr. Houston TX
SHOW UP SHOW Zoya Tommy Cont. Gallery Houston TX group show
SHO' HOT SHOW G Gallery Houston TX group show
LGBTQ ART SHOW Houston Public Library Houston TX group show curated by Bill Arning CAMH
ACCENTS IN ART IronWorks Houston TX “pop up” group show
STORY TIME SHOW Hyde Park Gallery Houston TX two-man show
2013
AN AMERICAN FAMILY SHOW Redbud Gallery Houston TX one-man show
WESTERN SEQUELS II Tifane Museum Istanbul Turkey group show curated by Gus Kopriva
A BIT OF WHAT YOU FANCY SHOW Spring Street Studios Houston TX group show curated by Chris Higham
THE ILIAD SHOW G Gallery Houston TX group show
WELCOME TO COTTON COUNTY d.m. allison Gallery Houston TX one-man show
PREVIEW SHOW d.m. allison Gallery Houston TX three-man show
bmoodyart SHOW The Art Co-Op Gallery Lafayette LA one-man show
2012
bmoodyart SHOW Independence Art Studios Houston TX one-man show
THE DOG SHOW G Gallery Houston TX group show
HOUSTON FINE ARTS FAIR Reliant Center Houston TX
KICK-OFF H.FA.F. SHOW Zoya Tommy Gallery Houston TX three-man show
WESTERN SEQUELS Nat'l Gallery Museum Athens Greece group show curated by Gus Kopriva
VISUAL ARTS ALLIANCE Houston TX group show curated by Wade Wilson
HOUSTON BALLET BALL BENEFIT Wortham Center Houston TX group show
PONGOS HELPING PONGOS BENEFIT Houston Zoo Houston TX group show
HOUSTON A.I.A. BENEFIT Houston TX group show
2011
2010-2011 G Gallery Houston TX inventory representation
STATE BAR POP-UP SHOW Modern Epiphanies Houston TX three-man show
4 EYES / 2 VISIONS Houston TX two-man "pop up" show
2010
EOS GUEST CHECKS SHOW Savannah GA “pop up” one-man show
THE DESIGN DISTRICT SHOW Savannah GA “pop up” one-man show
Awards/Judging

2013 BAYOU CITY ARTS FESTIVAL Houston TX Judge

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