Bryten Goss
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| Bryten Goss | |
| Born | August 23, 1976 |
| Died | October 26, 2006 (aged 30) |
| Nationality | American |
| Field | Painting |
| Movement | Contemporary |
| Patrons | Jason Lee, Danny Masterson, Giovanni Ribisi |
| Influenced by | Balthus, Caravaggio, Edgar Degas, Lucian Freud, Egon Schiele |
Bryten Edward Goss (August 23, 1976 – October 26, 2006), a native Californian, was a self-taught contemporary American figurative painter. He began having exhibitions in Los Angeles at the age of 16.[1]
His works include the Triumph of Death series, Alex on Pig, Two Women Riding Pigs, The Little Pope, The Blind Leading the Blind, and his burning building pieces such as Tribecca. When asked about being an artist in Los Angeles instead of New York, Goss said, "If I was a shoemaker, would I go to a town where everybody had shoes or to a town where nobody was wearing them?."[2]
According to Goss, his influences include Alfred Kubin, Pieter Bruegel, Caravaggio, Lucian Freud, Edgar Degas, Egon Schiele, Alberto Giacometti, Balthus, Stanley Spencer, and his mother, Rose.[2][1]
Some celebrities who've owned paintings by Goss include Nicolas Cage,[2] Jason Lee,[3] Nancy Cartwright.[4] Giovanni Ribisi and Kevin Smith both commissioned paintings of their wives.[5][1]
The Bryten Goss Foundation for the Arts was established in order to organize, catalog, and promote his work. His girlfriend at the time of his death was actress Alex Breckenridge.
[edit] References
- ^ a b c The Importance of Fine Art, Jonathan Whitehead, Gadfly Online, March 25, 2002.
- ^ a b c Moody Nudes, Hillary Kerr, Elle, January 2005.
- ^ Jason Lee: From Mallrat to All That in No Time Flat, Kevin Smith, Interview, October 2002.
- ^ My Secret Life: Nancy Cartwright, actress and 'voice of Bart Simpson', Nancy Cartwright, The Independent, May 21, 2005.
- ^ "News" at Giovanni Ribisi fansite, July 13, 2001.
