"Soar": commissioned by Facebook, two walls 15' x 20' each - Murals by Brad Ellis - Artist in Dallas
"Soar": commissioned by Facebook, two walls 15' x 20' each - Murals
I was invited to be an Artist In Residence for Facebook's new office in downtown Austin, TX. I created two Wall murals titled, "Soar". These paintings involve collage materials that included pages from an old dictionary which convey the sense of language, knowledge and communication. Old School meets New School!
"Abstract Artist who is nationally recognized for his work utilizing the ages old medium of encaustic combined with collage elements"
BRAD
Brad is a mid-career, Texas-based artist whose focus is on abstract painting. Throughout his career he has continually experimented with imagery from tightly rendered, systematic patterns to loosely constructed, expressionistic compositions. He has distinguished himself by embracing the ancient medium of encaustic which is hot wax painting and is a process by which heated bees wax is mixed with pigments and applied to board or canvas and then fused to the surface with a heat source. The pure physicality of the paint combined with various collage elements render distinct textures and surface treatments that energize his abstract imagery with movement and excitement.
Brad earned his BFA from the University of Tulsa and his work has been represented by Craighead Green Gallery for over 20 years as well as several other art galleries across the country. His paintings are included in many prominent private and corporate art collections and is included in the U. S. State Department’s Art In Embassies Program, where his work is displayed in the Ambassador’s residence in Kampala, Uganda. As well, his paintings are featured in two recent books, Texas Abstract, Modern + Contemporary, published by Fresco Books and Encaustic Art In The Twenty-First Century, published by Schiffer.
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