Brian Dickerson: Constructed Paintings. Exhibit at University of Wyoming Art Museum

Brian Dickerson speaks about his life as an artist, his techniques, and his Constructed Paintings, on exhibit through April 16, 2012 at University of Wyoming Art Museum. Exploring the idea of remembered landscapes, Brian Dickerson (American, b. 1951) creates painted wood constructions that are heavily layered and reworked. His works are a combination of painting and assemblage. His compositions are minimal, often containing an aperture to hidden forms and inaccessible places, resulting in works of great spiritual resonance. Evidence of gesture can be seen in the highly textured surfaces and the windows he creates, often from metal or wood, seem to suggest something beyond the surface. Although abstract, the titles of his paintings hint at places either remembered or unknown. Dickerson has exhibited his work in numerous galleries and museums including most recently the Kouros Gallery, NY; Seraphin Gallery, Philadelphia, PA; the Butler Institute of American Art, the National Academy of Design, and the Woodmere Museum. In 2008 he was awarded a Ballinglen Foundation Fellowship, which resulted in travel to Ballycastle, Ireland in 2009, 2010, and 2011. Dickerson is a professor at the Art Institute of Philadelphia and Philadelphia University. This University of Wyoming Art Museum video is made possible through the support of: The Wyoming Arts Council and the UW Art Museum Gala Fund. Produced by University of Wyoming Television Camera/Editor: Ali Grossman, UWTV Interviewer: Wendy Bredehoft, UW Art Museum Curator: Susan Moldenhauer, UW Art Museum copyright University of Wyoming Art Museum 2012