houseofvans: ART SCHOOL | Q & A with Brian Donnelly (Toronto) Toronto based artist
houseofvans: ART SCHOOL | Q & A with Brian Donnelly (Toronto) Toronto based artist Brian Donnelly paints and “unpaints” his portraits into something that is strange and eerie, yet beautifully mesmerizing: His portraits often start crisp and realistic until it is purposely obscured, deteriorated, and altered, using his own mixture of toxic solvents. Not only were we intrigued by his unique work that focuses on issues of human identity, self image and vulnerability, but also his process, his influences and what he has coming up for 2017. We’re excited to chat with Brian in our newest Art School Q&A to find out more about the guy behind the melty faceless people! Photographs courtesy of the artist. Keep reading -- source link