artist statement | korey gulbrandson
is not indeed every man a student, and do not all things exist for the student’s behalf?
ralph waldo emerson
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the works of korey gulbrandson represent artistic destinations along one man’s journey through existence as one who is awake, aware, and alive.
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each of korey’s brush-strokes reflects a present-tense connection with the flow of life. he offers his works to others as opportunities to connect with the mysterious forces that shape our every breath.
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korey’s current physical process includes texturing wax and acryllic paints over his carefully crafted wooden canvasses. his artistic process is intuitive and sometimes incorporates found objects that speak to him within the context of his daily journeys.
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korey is a native of the northwest. in the past ten years he has traveled extensively while honing the signature artistic style currently reflected in his body of work.
Born and raised in Portland, Oregon, Korey comes from a family of inventors and artists. He has been pencil sketching all his life until discovering color/paint about ten years ago. These abstractions that he creates are a step by step process of defining life. The balance and process, as we know it; from a philosophical perspective is what his work is constantly reaching to define. Most directly he enjoys emphasizing the contrast of things, negative space vs. form.
EXHIBITIONS
April 2004 Group Show, Artisimo Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ
January 2003 Group Show, Artisimo Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ
June 2001 750 ML, Pearl District, Portland, OR.
May 2001 Madeleine, Belltown, Seattle, WA.
April 2001 Lake Oswego Junior Women’s League,
Art and Wine Auction, Portland, OR.
April 2001 Artisimo Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ.
March 2001 Zelda’s Shoe Bar, Portland, OR.
March 2001 Tonic, On-going exhibition, Portland, OR.
February 2001 Electric Substation Show, Last Thursday,
NE Alberta District, Portland, OR.
February 2001 Artisimo Gallery, charity Show, Scottsdale, AZ
December 2000 Torrefazione Italia, Pearl District, Portland, OR.
December 2000
Beaumont Wines, Portland, OR.