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Here are some of newspaper articles that have been written about Brion's art and his exhibitions.
We have also included the brochure that was created for one of Brion's solo exhibitions at the Thames Art Gallery.
Chatham This Week, Wednesday, August 7,
1996 Entertainment
Chatham artist to have new paintings on display
Chatham artist Brion
Goldsmith will have his new paintings formally presented to the public
this Friday, Aug.9 at a 7:30 p.m. reception to be held at the Thames Art
Gallery. Goldsmith’ work will be on display until Sept. 15.
According to the Thames Art Gallery,
Goldsmith deals with the timeless subject of the human form to create
bold, mysterious and colourful canvases. His animated gestural brushwork
combined with intuitive and sometimes unusual uses of colour, express a
private world of human emotions and responses. These emotions and
responses are not only depictions by the artist, but are produced in the
viewer. Goldsmith’s work has a sense of unexpected intrusion — the
viewer and the subject are slightly surprised at sharing a private
space.
In conjunction with Goldsmith’s presentation, Windsor artist Barry Jones
will be providing a guided tour through his photographic work, which
will be on display in the gallery mezzanine.
Light refreshments and musical entertainment will follow. The
Thames Art Gallery reminds the public that Goldsmith’s painting carry
with a “mature” subject matter. The Thames Art Gallery is open to
the public daily from 1 to 5p.m. Admission is by voluntary donation.
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A love affair with art
"Art chose me, and I
chose art"- Brion Goldsmith
You could say that Brion Goldsmith grew up with a paintbrush in his hand.
After all,the 26-year-old Chamthamite says he has had a love affair
with art ever since he can remember. And there is a good possibility he
inherited his talent from his two grandfathers, one was an amateur
painter and the other a sculptor.
Goldsmith, a graduate of Queen Elizabeth II Public School and
John McGregor Secondary School, describes himself as a self-taught
artist. And he is both proud and
nervous of the fact he is about to have his first solo exhibition of his
works at the Thames Art Gallery.
The exhibition opens tonight at 7:00 p.m. with a public reception
and runs through mid-September.“Every
serious artist is both a part of this material universe but conversely
is also separated into a privately constructed universe”, says art
gallery curator Leonard Jubenville.
"So it is with Brion Goldsmith."
Goldsmith’s work is also said to be "rich with color" and
the viewer can sense his hand and brush wandering freely across the
canvas.
Directed by his keen intuition, Goldsmith produces energetic
expressions parallel to the great expressionist painters of our age. According to Goldsmith, who spends much of his time sketching and
painting in his apartment-studio on Thames Street, his ambition is to
become a well-known Canadian artist.
He says the upcoming exhibition of his work
in Chatham is "something that I have been working toward for a long
time." But it’s not the first time the public has had an opportunity
to see some of his work on display. He has participated in the Eye for
Art juried annual exhibition in Chatham for the past six years.
"You could say that art chose me and I chose art", he said. Goldsmith
is planning to have 20 large oil canvas paintings on exhibit. And each
will be for sale. Prices range from $125 to $5000. "My paintings come from my imagination", he explained.
"Often times I paint what I feel."
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Brochures from Brion's first solo exhibition
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