Brenn Sylva
Brenn Sylva is a French impressionist fine arts - artist based in South West Florida, specializing in large scale acrylic, oil and watercolor using already made references and original photography of the wildlife and human behavior around coastal Florida. Brenn studies the human condition and uses her paintbrush to tell each story; the pain, pleasure and passion.
What inspires you?
“Although I draw most of my inspiration from impressionist and post impressionist French artists; it is the many trips, people, masters before me, and adventures throughout my crazy life that have shaped my art the most.”
What themes do you pursue? Is there an underlying message in your work?
“My work pursues pain, pleasure and passion. With every stroke and splash of paint the human condition and the original painting that is Mother Nature is not just seen, but felt as well. If you really look, each decorated figure brings and captivates both comfortable and uneasy feeling, influencing and unapologetically disrupting everyday. It speaks when the people, even the artist themselves cannot.”
How would you describe your work?
“My work is messy, unguarded and mostly experimental. I use both acrylic, graphite and oil, mostly impasto style to create each of my paintings. Although, I am known to change it up per occasion. I just let the moment and the brush guide me.”
Which artists influence you most?
“Artists such as Claude Monet, Paul Gauguin, Henri de Toulouse Lautrec, Berthe Morisot and Eugène Boudin have been a huge influence on my style and how I approach my art today. Last but not least, the honorable and the notorious Van Gogh. The beauty of creating is the non stop evolution, it is why I do not limit my self to only a single avenue.”
What is your creative process like?
“I will admit that I spend most of my time staring at a blank canvas, but once I start, the noise around me disappears. Until there is nothing but the sound of the colors singing. I incorporate already curated images and original photography from the gulf coast of Florida in most of my works. The best part? Most times I have no idea how or what my paintings will be, but in the end, even I surprise myself.”
What is an artist’s role in society and how do you see that evolving?
“I believe all forms of art is political, in influence and knowledge. Art is a choice, not something you are born into... but a power and freedom to make something everlasting. Without the artist, there would be no chairs, no fashion, no late night entertainment, no books, not even the phone you are using to read this on. Without us, life would lose its meaning. It’s very essence! The job of the artist is constantly evolving, and not just in one way, but in every manner imaginable. The most beautiful thing of all? It is not perfect. Art also gives us choices, helps shape the future. And most of all, it dances to a different tune within the masses.”
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