Great idea

The "Before I Die" project...

http://candychang.com/before-i-die-in-nola/

Copyright for visual artists

This subject has come up several times over the past few months. Initially I wanted to post something about it, but did not because it can be an unpleasant subject. I'm going to be brave and put this "out there", because it seems to be something many people don't know about.

Now that its come up again and again, I desire to let people know that...

When an artist creates a work of art, they own the copyright of that work, unless otherwise specified in writing. This means that you cannot reproduce it without the artist's consent. It might be disenchanting for some people, but though you purchase a painting, photograph, sculpture, drawing, stained glass, etc, you do not own the rights to that image and there are legal limitations to protect the creator in how it is used and replicated.

There are some rather difficult scenarios that involve outdoor art and the necessity of it being relocated or work attached to a building after the building's ownership has changed hands or development plans.

In a recent headline- http://mobile.nytimes.com/blogs/cityroom/2012/04/23/at-kennedy-airport-an-artist-fights-to-save-her-sculpture/

For me its a little more basic. Nobody can use, replicate or copy my work without my consent.

On a positive note for my collectors-

I do not do prints. If you own one of my paintings you will only see it elsewhere on my website or used for publicity purposes. 

I believe this intrinsically adds value to owning an original piece of art.

See:

http://www.copyrightalliance.org/files/visual_artists.pdf

Let it go...

In the honor of a friend who has helped me out with several art events this past year and is the owner of "Anyone"

I have been working on a sister painting amidst my 3 current commission projects. I have written about "Anyone" in a past blog. The inspiration for this pieces is also derived from an e.e.cummings poem...

let it go – the
smashed word broken
open vow or
the oath cracked length
wise – let it go it
was sworn to
go

let them go – the
truthful liars and
the false fair friends
and the boths and
neithers – you must let them go they
were born
to go

let all go – the
big small middling
tall bigger really
the biggest and all
things – let all go
dear

so comes love

(amen)

Always beginning

“The artist is always beginning. Any work of art which is not a beginning, an invention, a discovery is of little worth.”

- Ezra Pound

Recurring Themes 2 Requiem

oh- Requiem...
a couple of years ago an old friend introduced me to Motzart's "Requiem" and then took me to a live performance of it.
I fell madly in love. Really madly in love.

In the first "Requiem", I became utterly obsessed both with the piece of music and the painting it's self...

 

"Requiem"

46"x46"

acrylic and oil on canvas on panel

  http://www.ebcbrown.com/gallery/requiem/

To this day, if any part of that requiem is played, I can usually hum and sometimes  sing along in Latin to the next verses.

Recently I took the guilty pleasure of naming a piece "Requiem No 2". 

I heard the piece somewhere and my love affair was reignited as I tore through layers of this mixed media piece with my power sander.

I am sure Requiem will continue to haunt me and my work. I am very much okay with that.

"Requiem No.2"

8"x10"

Mixed media on panel

http://www.ebcbrown.com/gallery/requiem-no-2/

New Work

i just finished updating my website to show my most recent work.
please check it out:
www.ebcbrown.com

thursday