starburst interlude
New Work by Brian Taylor
Opening reception Thursday April 13, 6-9pm
Open Thursday April 20 and Saturday April 29, 6-9 pm
or by appointment
Brian Taylor is probably best known for his exquisitely crafted sculptures which magically transform common, almost
boring[1] materials into subtly sublime representations of the everyday, the under-noticed or the overlooked[2];
from dew drops on a window[3], to dust piles[4], awnings and satellites[5]. Brian hasn’t disclosed what he
will present in this exhibition, except that it is about that magic[6] moment of revelation, of transformation[7],
that second when everything changes; and it utilizes video and some yards of corduroy[8] and maybe some other stuff.
Mr. Taylor spent his youth walking around Detroit[9] in yellow corduroys[10], rocking a white-boy-afro and listening
to Smashing Pumpkins and Led Zeppelin even though, I think, it being Detroit[11] he should have been wearing a hoodie,
cut his hair real short and been listening to the Stooges, Destroy All Monsters, or perhaps Eminem[12]. But he didn’t go to
Cranbrook and from what I gather[13] that makes all the difference [14]. I’m not sure when or how he discovered art,
but we should be thankful he did, since it brought him to Chicago[15]. His years of study at SAIC [16] have been
followed by intellectual investigation[17], brainstorming, wood-shedding, keg-standing[18] and, of course, tons of
exhibitions in Chicago[19], around the US[20] [21] [22] and one in Texas[23]. All of this has
left Brian’s work distilled down and aged to the golden clarity, purity, beauty and perfection of say…Bushmill’s[24].
Mmm, yes... Say it with me… Bushmill’s[25]…