Bio

BRIAN SCHWARY

Brian Schwary works from dreams and meditation work that he records in sketchbooks/journals, which serve as blueprints for the large-scale paintings that he creates. Within his compositions, his work utilizes geometric patterns and strong colors. Focusing on the figurative elements in his paintings, he uses the fine details within a human face or an animalistic figure to shape the works’ meanings. His figurative work captures aspects of the human psyche—capturing such discomforting scenes as a clown throwing his head back in maniacal laughter or a dying man drawing his last breath. He has exhibited work in NYC and Los Angeles. Currently he lives and works out of his studio in Downtown Los Angeles.

Influences include: Marcel Duchamp, Robert Rauschenberg, Claes Oldenburg, Julian Schnabel, Jean Michel Basquiat, Charles Ray, Jim Henson, Ara Dymond, Tom Sachs, Damien Hirst, Matthew Barney, Tom Fruin, Matthew Heller, Andy Warhol, Paul McCarthy, Takashi Murakami 

Born 1972 in Honolulu, Hawaii

EDUCATION 

1996 BFA, University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, Colorado

1995 Lorenzo Di Medici the Art Institute of Florence, Florence, Italy

1990 Art Center College of Design, Pasadena, California

EXHIBITIONS

2001 Pieces, GAle GAtes et al, Brooklyn, NY
2018 Dreams A LA LA LAND,  the untitled art gallery , Los Angeles , Ca 

2001 Green Light, Armstrong Schoenheit Gallery, Los Angeles, CA 

2001 Heller vs Schwary, DFN Gallery, New York, NY

2000 Gallery Blue, Palm Desert, CA

1996 University Of Colorado Art Museum, Boulder, CO

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Medium, NBC TV Series 

Black Book Magazine

Architectural Digest