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Art Work by Bryan Thomas Sullivan
Function over Form

My art's function is to entertain, please and provoke the viewer and my art's form aims to do just that. I express my art in photography, illustration and painting.

How can I describe my art?
Painting and Illustration
For starters I was trained with old school techniques and fundamentals that have been around for hundreds of years. I graduated from Art Instruction Schools in 2007. These same fundamentals of art are applicable to all forms of my art from painting, photography and graphic design. By learning the fundamentals of art I found a whole new sense of confidence and artistic freedom.

My art work is a fusion of old school fundamentals and new school digital techniques with a root purpose. My goal is to create something original which will entertain you with a mood, thought or expression. My concepts and ideas are inspired by my children, nature and people, and my experiences.

Photography-Film and Digital:
Anyone who takes pictures can appreciate the value of photographic art. Learning about film, the darkroom etc ( the fundamentals) will allow you to take better pictures. Digital photography is one of the best tools ever created to allow so many people to expeience this form of expression. For starters it is a lot less expensive than film and you have more control over your finshed product one you learn a few basics of the digital darkroom. I have many cameras and lenses, but I only use two cameras most of the time. A Nikon digital SLR and a large format 4x5 vintage 1947 Speed Graphic film camera.

My primary subjects for photography are the same as my subject matter in my art...people and nature. However with photography I can capture what the eye does not see, such as action, close ups or macro photography, and of course share the many interesting places I see on my travels. At the same time, I shoot many pictures for study, these pictures will include waves, nightime, plants, animals, and so on. Please take a moment and visit my complete online photo gallery here.

To lview all my works www.bryansullivanart.com