Brian Sherwin
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Brian Sherwin (born January 22, 1980) is an American art critic, writer, and Senior Editor on myartspace, where he has written an extensive interview series with both emerging and established artists.
[edit] Life and work
Brian Sherwin is the Senior Editor for myartspace and an advocate for emerging artists.[1] His interview series is titled Art Space Talk and is included in the myartspace Weekly Featured Art Edition. The Weekly is an "opt-in" only publication that is sent to subscribers by email, and can be found archived on the site.[2] Since 2006, Sherwin has interviewed over 400 emerging and established artists and has conducted up to 30 interviews per month.[3]
These interviews serve to document aspects of contemporary art culture. He bridges the mainstream art scene and the underground art scene in his interviews. He has interviewed mainstream artists, Michael Craig-Martin, Vito Acconci, James Rosenquist, Sylvia Sleigh, Georgina Starr, Patrick Brill, William T. Wiley, Norman Carlberg, Bo Bartlett, Pat Lipsky and Aleksandra Mir[4], artists associated with the underground art scene, Alex Grey, Chet Zar, Mark Ryden, Laurie Lipton, David Stoupakis and Sas Christian,[3] and members of alternative contemporary art movements, Defastenism and Stuckism.[5]
In 2007, he interviewed Kirsten Anderson, who owns the Roq la Rue Gallery, Seattle.[6] Anderson is the author of Pop Surrealism: The Rise of Underground Art. In her interview with Sherwin she discussed the relationship between Street art, Pop surrealism and Lowbrow, as well as the growth of Juxtapoz magazine, which she thought had "morphed itself into a street art magazine." [6]
Sherwin is a reviewer and a contributing writer for Hi Fructose Magazine.[7] He has been a guest interviewer and referenced on underground art sites the beinArt Surreal Artist Collective,[8] and Underground Art Union[9]
Sherwin is a painter, who has had regional success in Illinois. In 2007, his art was featured on the cover of the Illinois Times.[10] He advocates art education and advancement in small Illinois communities.[11] He studied art at Illinois College.
[edit] Notes and references
- ^ "Contact us: Brian Sherwin", Myartspace. Retrieved 8 May 2008.
- ^ "Weekly Featured Art Edition archive"
- ^ a b "Myartspace interviews", Myartspace. Retrieved 8 May 2008.
- ^ "Bibliography (1995-2007)", Aleksandramir.info. Retrieved 10 May 2008. Sherwin's interview listed.
- ^ "Interviews with Stuckists", Stuckism.com. Retrieved 8 May 2008.
- ^ a b "Kirsten Anderson on Pop Surrealism", Juxtapoz Art & Culture Magazine, 22 October 2007. Retrieved 10 May 2008.
- ^ Sherwin, Brian. Insect Lab, Hi Fructose Magazine, (Fall 2007), Vol. 6
- ^ "Interview with Jeremy Geddes", beinArt Surreal Artist Collective. Retrieved 8 May 2008.
- ^ "Interview with Bryan K. Ward", Underground Art Union. Retrieved 8 May 2008.
- ^ ", Sherwin's art featured on Illinois Times cover. Retrieved 8 May 2008.
- ^ "Art surplus {just in time}", Journal Courier. Retrieved 8 May 2008.
