Glenn Brown

The Loves of Shepherds (after 'Doublestar' by Tony Roberts) 2000
Oil on canvas, 219.5 x 336 cm (86.4 x 132.2 in)
Collection Nouvion-Rey
© Glenn Brown

The reference for the oil painting came from the illustrated cover for this book. Brown had some trouble for using this image, as it was argued to be plagiarism. But it was settled that the painting had transformed the original image to become something more than the original.

Brown works in this way, transforming, borrowing and changing various images that surround him. Some of these are science fiction. And explores them into creating different compositions and changing the meaning of the original images.


Hunky Dory 2005
Oil on panel, 157 x 110 cm (61.8 x 43.3 in)
Private Collection
© Glenn Brown

This painting looks as though the paint is 3D, but in fact it is flat to the surface. This was taken from a painting and then transformed into this cold strange looking painting.

http://www.tate.org.uk/liverpool/exhibitions/glennbrown/