Head Logo-Brian J. Sullivan

1514 Grandview Drive Suite # 9   •   Champaign, Illinois 61820   •   mrartist2@cs.com

Nontraditional Printmaking

 

Artist Statement:

I am a visual artist and as such I am attracted to and affected by the visual stimulation which bombards each one of us on a daily basis. I am interested in mass media and how newspapers, radio, TV, and advertisements influence and exploit us. This is Americana at its best. Recall the old Ads in the back of Popular Mechanics from the 1950's with claims of building your own flying machine or submarine, or the colorful carnival-freak show posters claiming to have a live alligator with a head of a man on it just behind the curtains!


Process/Technique:

Over the years I have perfected a photo-transfer process whereby I can embed any image onto canvas or 100% cotton etching paper using a combination of non-traditional printmaking techniques. I can create multiple layers of images in addition to changing the opacity of each image. Some large collages that I have created were well over 13 feet and made up of over 112 individual canvas panels. Please note: these images are not photographs, nor cut and paste collages, nor computer –generated pictures. They are altered images melted directly onto the canvas or etching paper. Each piece is unique.

I have shown this work at major museums throughout the country with likes of Joyce Tenneson, Alex Katz, William T. Wiley and Phillip Pearlstein.

I am a great admirer of Twentieth-Century art, drawing inspiration from artists such as Braque, who first began using the collage technique in 1912.  Soon afterwards, Picasso adapted similar applications during his “Synthetic Cubism” period, and  Matisse who followed with large-scale papiers collés.  In 1958 Robert Rauschenberg began making transfer drawings, which in turn (1984) led David Hockney to produce photographs out of fractural planes.

Artistic influences in my work come from two diverse movements in art. The first is the Surrealist Movement exemplified by such artists as Giorgio de Chirico, Max Ernst, Rene’ Magritte, and Salvador Dali. The second biggest influence is the Pop Movement with artists such as Robert Rauschenberg, Richard Hamilton, Andy Warhol, James Rosenquist and Eduardo Paolozzi.

 

Etching Paper

Non-traditional printmaking, photo-transfer onto cotton etchingpaper
Ad Queen
Non-traditional printmaking, photo-transfer onto cotton etchingpaper
America
Non-traditional printmaking, photo-transfer onto cotton etchingpaper
American Classic

Non-traditional printmaking, photo-transfer onto cotton etchingpaper
American Tourist
Non-traditional printmaking, photo-transfer onto cotton etchingpaper
Anna
Non-traditional printmaking, photo-transfer onto cotton etchingpaper
Lost Child

Non-traditional printmaking, photo-transfer onto cotton etchingpaper
Close Cover Before Striking
Non-traditional printmaking, photo-transfer onto cotton etchingpaper
Joan Crawford
Non-traditional printmaking, photo-transfer onto cotton etchingpaper
Decisions

Non-traditional printmaking, photo-transfer onto cotton etchingpaper
French Cut
Non-traditional printmaking, photo-transfer onto cotton etchingpaper
How to Compete
Non-traditional printmaking, photo-transfer onto cotton etchingpaper
I Am Male

Non-traditional printmaking, photo-transfer onto cotton etchingpaper
Introspection
Non-traditional printmaking, photo-transfer onto cotton etchingpaper
Liz Taylor
Non-traditional printmaking, photo-transfer onto cotton etchingpaper
Mirror Image

Non-traditional printmaking, photo-transfer onto cotton etchingpaper
Secret Power
Non-traditional printmaking, photo-transfer onto cotton etchingpaper
Surprise
Non-traditional printmaking, photo-transfer onto cotton etchingpaper
Wise Guy

Non-traditional printmaking, photo-transfer onto cotton etchingpaper
Woman's Love


Large Canvas

Non-traditional printmaking, photo-transfer onto canvas, encaustic
Big America Canvas
Non-traditional printmaking, photo-transfer onto canvas, encaustic
Electrolux Canvas
Non-traditional printmaking, photo-transfer onto canvas, encaustic
Big Boy Canvas

Non-traditional printmaking, photo-transfer onto canvas, encaustic
Marilyn Monroe Canvas
Non-traditional printmaking, photo-transfer onto canvas, encaustic
Atomic Flash Canvas
Non-traditional printmaking, photo-transfer onto canvas, encaustic
Sweet Ma Canvas


Large Wall Installation-Canvas: "True Love"

Non-traditional printmaking, photo-transfer onto canvas, encaustic
Gala Head
Non-traditional printmaking, photo-transfer onto canvas, encaustic
Climbing

Non-traditional printmaking, photo-transfer onto canvas, encaustic
Hanging
Non-traditional printmaking, photo-transfer onto canvas, encaustic
Adjusting

Non-traditional printmaking, photo-transfer onto canvas, encaustic
Ladder
Non-traditional printmaking, photo-transfer onto canvas, encaustic
Completed

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