Sea Form

Art

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HCC Permanent Art Collection

Name/Title

Sea Form

Entry/Object ID

2021.20.1

Description

Large canvas with saturated fabric layered on top of it. The texture of the fabric is twisted and pulled in different directions. The main colors in the composition are a pale blue and green, with a maroon horizon line on the bottom.

Collection

HCC Permanent Art Collection

Made/Created

Artist

David Briand

Date made

2007

Time Period

21st Century

Location

Category

Exhibit

Interpretative Labels

Label Type

Object Label

Label

David Briand calls his abstract-looking paintings "conceptual landscapes". There are organic forms and allusions to nature in this work. Briand uses mixed media such as wood, blueprint and paper to create the complex textures in these paintings.

Label Type

Didactic

Label

David Briand (b. 1963) Sea Foam, 2007 mixed media painting 60 x 84 x 3.75 in. Gift of the artist, 2021.20.1 David Briand is a painter who combines repurposed material such as wood, paper, and blueprints to create rich, dimensional surfaces for what the artist calls “conceptual landscapes.” To create Sea Foam, Briand layered saturated fabric over a large panel. He then twisted and pulled the fabric in different directions to achieve complex textures that become reminiscent of waves or organic matter. Pale blues and greens swirl around the composition, underscored by a line of reddish-brown that suggests a horizon or ground. Through abstraction, the painting conveys Briand’s appreciation for nature, recalling the rhythms, patterns, and atmosphere of Florida’s landscape. This work of art is a part of the HCC Permanent Art Collection. The HCC Art Galleries, through their Campus Loan Outreach Program, seek to share original art by collecting a diversity of works for the education and enjoyment of the HCC Community.