PLASTIC STUDIO

STACKS

jesse@papervspencil.com (Jesse Brown) — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 23:10:00 +0000

Studio

jesse@papervspencil.com (Jesse Brown) — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 23:08:00 +0000

This is what it looks like before I build the cubes.

Working

jesse@papervspencil.com (Jesse Brown) — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 07:38:00 +0000

on a new website.

Drawing

jesse@papervspencil.com (Jesse Brown) — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 19:47:00 +0000

I found this drawing I made for a show at Colette a few years ago.

Public

jesse@papervspencil.com (Jesse Brown) — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 05:41:00 +0000

These are two pieces I made to be painted as murals
by kids at a public school here in Seattle.
Keeping very busy these days with public art projects, directing a music video and making new work for upcoming shows and book projects. all these will be on the studio blog soon.

xo.

Shirt

jesse@papervspencil.com (Jesse Brown) — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 04:22:00 +0000

Here's a shirt I did for Imperial Motion.
Pretty rad, they actually printed about 6 or 7 different tones of grey to create the same
look as the original ink and water drawing I did.

You can purchase them HERE

Life Long Work Week

jesse@papervspencil.com (Jesse Brown) — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 07:03:00 +0000

Back from Chicago, here are some photos from the residency.
Thanks to everyone who came by to visit or wrote about the project, we had a really positive response and are working towards more of these experiments in the near future.
All the photos are online HERE

Chicago StoreFront Residency

jesse@papervspencil.com (Jesse Brown) — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 04:41:00 +0000

NEXT WEEK!!!!!

Life Long Work Week is a project to promote the idea of artist collaboration in a public setting. We plan on taking over retail storefronts, galleries, fairs, and anywhere else people gather.

Experiment #001:
From September 7th through the 13th in Chicago, IL artist/designers Jesse Brown and Chad Kouri will transform the Renegade Handmade storefront into their work space for one week. During this time the two of them will be creating new collaborative work which will be available at the Renegade Craft Fair in Chicago on September 12th & 13th
Both Artists will be working in the space from 11-7pm each day.

Artist Bios+

Chad Kouri is a living breathing mobile human being in the great city
of Chicago. When not working on commissioned illustration and design
work, hand lettering poorly spelled phrases, Art Directing Proximity
Magazine, rockin out on found object installations / collage pieces,
or blog jammin, space touring, curating and high-fivin with The Post
Family crew, he hibernates like the great grizzly.

http://www.longliveanalog.com

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Jesse Brown is a multidisciplinary visual artist based in Seattle, Wa.
His work has been exhibited with galleries in Los Angeles, Seattle, Portland, Chicago, New York, Tokyo, Berlin, London and Paris.
His work is often an exploration in geometric forms, pattern, shape and repetition which display a very clean, graphic quality. He is know for working in a variety of mediums including drawing, painting, paper sculpture, small-edition artist books, installation, video and textile works.

http://www.papervspencil.com

Renegade Handmade
1924 W Division St
Chicago, IL 60622

http://www.lifelongworkweek.com

Book

jesse@papervspencil.com (Jesse Brown) — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 04:32:00 +0000

I was asked to be a contributor for the book Papercraft by German publisher Die Gestalten. They make some really incredible books so I was honored to be one of the artists selected for it.
The book will be out in Europe/UK this month and should hit the states by October.
From the publisher:
"Papercraft is an extensive survey on the insatiable trend of innovative art and design work crafted from paper. It explores the astounding possibilities of paper and gathers the most extraordinary creations – from small objects and figures to large-scale art installations and urban interventions as well as three-dimensional graphic sculptures from a vast spectrum of artistic disciplines ranging from character design, urban art, fine art, graphic design, illustration, fashion, animation and film. The book also includes a DVD with fun DIY printable templates for creating your own paper characters and toys as well as a curated selection of the best stop-motion animations."

http://www.gestalten.com/

Neon Mural

jesse@papervspencil.com (Jesse Brown) — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 22:31:00 +0000

Here are some photos of the neon mural I was commissioned
to do this spring by Sound Transit for the LightRail train station in Seattle.
It's a combination of paint and light boxes filled with neon tubes,
there are sensors that trigger the neon to come on once it's dark enough outside.

If you want to see it in person it's at the corner of Lander and Busway,
or by taking the train by the Sodo Station.

Interview

jesse@papervspencil.com (Jesse Brown) — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 18:49:00 +0000

I did an interview with Imperial Motion, a clothing company I've
been doing some artwork for recently.

take a look here-
http://www.imperialmotion.com/zeen.aspx

drawing

jesse@papervspencil.com (Jesse Brown) — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 23:26:00 +0000

This is a newer drawing that was shown
at the NEXT artfair in Chicago a few months ago.

NY Show

jesse@papervspencil.com (Jesse Brown) — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 23:19:00 +0000

This Saturday is the opening for a group show I'm apart of in
Beacon NewYork at OpenSpace Gallery.

Guest curated by Jennifer Garcia

Featuring the Art and Installations of:

holly stevenson
yoh nagao
peter kienzle / superette
jesse brown
marc mcandrews
hisham bharoocha
amy rupple
chris yormick
nightwood
seee

I'll be showing a new wood sculpture.
here's the information.

New Music Video

jesse@papervspencil.com (Jesse Brown) — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 23:18:00 +0000

Here is a music video I worked on recently for an Elvis Perkins song.
helped built some sets and made the stop-motion people and birds for this.
hope you enjoy.

Elvis Perkins in Dearland - Chains, Chains, Chains
From the album Elvis Perkins in Dearland

Director - Sean Pecknold
AD - Tristan Seniuk
Miniature DP - Michael Ragen
Set design & construction - Jesse Brown, Sean, Tristan
Characters - Jesse Brown
2d artist - Chris Alderson
Lion sculptures- Sean Pecknold
Live action DP - David Griffiths
Live action Producer - Paul Schneider
LA PA - Jeni Steiner
Mastering - Lightpress
Commisioner - Phil Lee
Label - XL Recordings
Thanks - Paul Maupoux (hope your arm is healed!), Jack Strain, Toby Liebowitz

Shirt

jesse@papervspencil.com (Jesse Brown) — Fri, 15 May 2009 20:59:00 +0000

Here's a shirt I designed for Cairo,
available HERE

Drawings

jesse@papervspencil.com (Jesse Brown) — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 18:53:00 +0000

These are now for sale online at Shiny Squirrel.

"Drawing 3"
ink on paper. 2008
$200

"Drawing 1"
ink on paper 2008
$200

http://www.theshinysquirrel.com/

some new things

jesse@papervspencil.com (Jesse Brown) — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 19:25:00 +0000

A new poster design and a better image of the triangle piece in the show "Painting B"
Many thanks to Robin for photographing the show, it looks a million times better than my crumby digital shots.

photos

jesse@papervspencil.com (Jesse Brown) — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 06:19:00 +0000

from my show at Cairo.

Opening at Analogue Books

jesse@papervspencil.com (Jesse Brown) — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 19:40:00 +0000

This Saturday in Scotland.
I have a drawing in this show.

The Joyful Bewilderment
"An international group exhibition showcasing the outpourings
of a group of like minded image-makers."
http://www.analoguebooks.co.uk/

Spring

jesse@papervspencil.com (Jesse Brown) — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 05:54:00 +0000

A poster I made a year ago.

Opening at Cairo

jesse@papervspencil.com (Jesse Brown) — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 21:53:00 +0000

This Saturday!

Please come out and help spread the word.
I'll be showing new paintings and paper sculptures.

"Anything Can Happen, But it Probably Won't"

New Works by
Jesse Brown & Aaron Harris

OPENING Reception Saturday, March 21st 7-10pm
Show runs through April 26th

JESSE BROWN
http://www.papervspencil.com

ARTIST BIO
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Jesse Brown is a multidisciplinary visual artist based in Seattle, Wa.
His work has been exhibited at galleries in Los Angeles, Seattle, Portland, Chicago, New York, Tokyo, Berlin, London and Paris.

Jesse’s work is often an exploration in geometric forms, pattern, shape and repetition which display a very clean, graphic quality. He is known for working in a variety of mediums including drawing, painting, paper sculpture, limited-edition artist books, installation, video and textile works.

In addition to creating work to be shown within the gallery setting, Jesse has also been involved in creating murals and public installations in Seattle, for nearly ten years he worked as the Artistic Director at the Seattle based non-profit Urban Artworks, an organization that creates murals throughout the city with at-risk youth.

Jesse is currently designing a permanent public art installation for one of the Sound Transit LightRail stations in the SODO neighborhood, scheduled to be completed in June 2009.

AARON HARRIS
http://aaronharris.otherpeoplespixels.com/home.html

ARTIST BIO
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Aaron Harris is a Seattle based artist, working primarily in painting, drawing, printing and film. His work has been shown in Seattle, Chicago and New York.

Artist Statement: These paintings, unless otherwise noted, take place in or near West Seattle. Scandinavia and Japan are also involved. Some are based on true things that have happened, and for those, I’ve included descriptions in the titles.

You should imagine Whale “sounds” when possible while viewing these paintings.

Some thinking ideas while viewing the paintings are: the internet, stucco walls, salt water, wood saunas, how many people there are in this crazy world, how you feel about what happened to you in your day so far, or what’s happening to you right now, how long or short things have been around, and what they where before they are what they are now, and if you’re around people, you can think about them.

Please refrain from thinking about your boss, your crazy schedule, downward spirals, or pussyfooting around. Remember to enjoy yourself.

Please contact Joel Leshefka or Justine Ashbee at this email or for phone conversations, call 206.453.4077.

Cairo
507 E Mercer St
Seattle, WA

206.453.4077
http://cairocollectionseattle.com

Studio shots

jesse@papervspencil.com (Jesse Brown) — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 21:49:00 +0000

For my upcoming show at Cairo, the gallery asked Aaron Harris and I to photograph our studios during the making of the work for our show. Here are a few of my new work space.

today

jesse@papervspencil.com (Jesse Brown) — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 01:54:00 +0000

friday

jesse@papervspencil.com (Jesse Brown) — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 00:11:00 +0000

3 Things.

a drawing
a poster
a paper structure

love,
Jesse

Fleet Foxes "Mykonos" Video

jesse@papervspencil.com (Jesse Brown) — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 23:43:00 +0000

For the past month I've been working on this video with
the very talented video director/animator Sean Pecknold.
It was just released today, i'm very pleased with how it turned out.
the video is all cut out paper, lot's of work but i think it looks amazing.

Mykonos from Grandchildren on Vimeo.

there is also a short "making of" video here-
http://vimeo.com/3090846