As the years progress, I see more clearly that my work is always building.  Every piece is an education and I know a work is successful on some level if I learned something while creating it.  The techniques or subtle variations then feed the next works, which have evolved into a combination of dystopian futures and those feelings that come and go so fervently.  That first cold air of fall that sparks a sensation of every fall before, a melancholia that’s inviting. 

With this piece I stripped down my collection of techniques and then re-assembled them together in one piece, clashing and bouncing but still standing as a whole.  This work was a personal subversion as well as a challenge, culminating in a piece that sits outside of the expected.

artist bio

Originally from Jackson, Mississippi, after receiving his BFA in Painting from Delta State University in Cleveland, Mississippi Brandon Moon continued his studies in the graduate painting program at the Savannah College of Art & Design in Savannah, Georgia.

Although he trained and has worked in several art forms, from fibers to ceramics, his focus has always gravitated toward painting.  His body of work reflects this.  Brandon says he creates because he need to.  He emphasizes the detailed and controlled abstract elements in his work while balancing this with realistic pictorial endeavors to continually challenge his own ideas.  This provides the propulsion to continue creating art.

His work can be seen at the Highline Loft Gallery as part of the upcoming International Art Festival in Chelsea, New York City as well as on Art Bomb New York in October 2014.

Education
Savannah College of Art & Design, Savannah, GA, Masters Program, Painting
Fall 2003-Spring 2005
Delta State University, Cleveland, MS, BFA, Painting Spring 2000-Spring 2003
Hinds Community College, Raymond, MS, AA, Fine Arts Fall 1997-Spring 1999

Work
Domingo Zapata Studios, Manhattan, NY August 2013-Present
Studio Assistant; Painting, Drawing, Assembly, Installation, & Delivery
Self-employed Artist 2000-Present

Skills
Educated oil painter with knowledge of acrylics, watercolor, graphite, fibers, and ceramics.
Knowledgeable in construction of assemblage and sculptural pieces consisting of wood and fabrics.

Recent Shows
Locals Gallery, Cleveland, MS 2013-14
German Village Art Crawl, Columbus, OH 2012
Columbus Arts Festival, Columbus, OH 2012
German Village Art Crawl, Columbus, OH 2011
The Warehouse, Cleveland, MS, 2010
German Village Art Crawl, Columbus, OH, 2010