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Object information is a work in progress and may be updated as new research findings emerge. As morbid as this sounds, Glenn’s work offers a thrilling and refreshing take on established. The way Glenn sees it, he is constructing paintings out of the residue or dead parts of other artists’ work. This extraordinary British painter revitalises art historical imagery. Made 2003 Medium Oil on panel Dimensions 100 × 75 cm (39 1/2 × 29 1/2 in.) Credit Line Through prior gift of Emily Crane Chadbourne Reference Number 2004.13 Extended information about this artwork Glenn Brown considers himself an artistic Dr Frankenstein. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. Status Currently Off View Department Contemporary Art Artist Glenn Brown Title Dark Star Place England (Artist's nationality) Dateĭates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. The title, Dark Star, perhaps quoting the low-budget 1970s astronaut film of the same name, evokes the appeal of the science-fiction genre, serving to transport an Old Master painting into, or perhaps beyond, the realm of kitsch. Brown’s brushwork is actually thin, even glassy, rendering Rembrandt’s strokes utterly nontactile, their texture an illusion. A direct quotation of Rembrandt van Rijn’s A Bust of a Young Woman Smiling (1633 Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister, Dresden), Dark Star both captures and parodies the subtle expression of the original, yet still mimics its lush surface. Copied from reproductions, his distortions project his manipulated figures into an eerily futuristic world. Adopting imagery from a diverse array of artists-including Salvador Dalí, Frank Auerbach, and science fiction illustrator Chris Foss-Glenn Brown’s paintings transform his original sources into works of swirling, brightly colored paint.

Artist glenn brown