Artist Statement
When it comes to creating, I allow something bigger than me to guide my work. Working with my synesthesia, I am constantly in collaboration with the music I am listening to that guides my color palette and the movement of my work. My muse, Jane, takes over and thrusts me into otherworldly adventures, often taking on a dreamlike quality. I am actively transmuting pain and reorganizing my relentless thoughts into something I find beautiful and cathartic. All of my painting require deep presence, are all intuitively created. A blank canvas, like a newborn baby, has infinite possibilities, and I am here to cultivate it into something beautiful. Over the years, my art has become a deep spiritual practice. I try to allow each piece to speak for itself because I believe everyone has a different filter in which they see the world that affects how they view my art and what they gain from it. I take the shadows of my soul to create the light I want to be and see in the world. While my art my comes off solemn or spooky, I see them as painfully beautiful. I know of no other way to be and no other way to process the deep pain I have experienced without going mad.
Bio
Brea’n Thompson was born in Houston, Texas in 1989. While working on her B.A. in Earth and Environmental Science/Geology from University of Las Vegas Nevada, she became inspired to pursue a career in the arts using her experience in Geology to influence her work. As a synesthete, she utilizes her unique ability to see colors in the sounds she hears. Many of her paintings incorporate vibrant colors and lively textures to depict the movement of music. Implementing the effects of textured brushwork, Brea’n seeks to convey the swirl of colors embedded deep in her mind’s eye. Layered with mystery, a playful flirtation with the occult, she uses vibrant colors and interesting textures to create portraits with intimate views into other dimensions that evoke new perceptions of melody and rhythm. Through her work, Brea’n strives to unmask what it means to human and what happens when you no longer are.