Ghislain Brown-Kossi
Ghislain Brown-Kossi describes the series titled Symbols as representing a universal language that everyone can understand or derive unique meaning from. His paintings depict languages using plaster casts upon bright pops of colour. Each symbol used has many meanings in various parts of the world, allowing for the resulting interpretation to be based on the viewer’s background and personal experience. The artist is also expressing a return to ancestral values through the use of symbols as our earliest form of writing.
For Brown-Kossi, symbols are at the heart of his imaginative life as they open the mind to the unknown and the infinite. They encompass this re-occurring theme, ranging from European un-deciphered writing systems and Egyptian hieroglyphics to modern advertising, comics, technology, and the interconnectedness that historic and current communication channels inform and provide.
Recent Artwork
Other Works
Artist Information
Artist Website: https://www.ghislainbrownkossi.com/
Ghislain Brown-Kossi
Residence: Vancouver, British Columbia
Education
2020 Art Theory, MoMA, NYC, online
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2021 Are We Still Together, Port Moody Arts Center, Port Moody, BC
2019 Mindset, Alliance francaise de Vancouver, Vancouver, BC
Selected Group Exhibitions
2022 Place, Gibson Public Art Gallery, Curated by France Trepanier, Sunshine Coast, BC
2021 Art Rich, Richmond Arts Coalition, Richmond, BC
2021 Place, Evergreen Gallery, Curated by France Trepanier, Coquitlam, BC
2021 Non-Essentiel, Studio 17, Vancouver, BC
2021 Spotlight,Federation of Canadian Artists, Granville Island, BC
2020 YacYacTacTacA Virtual Show of Artist Multiples, Vancouver, BC
2020 Place, Two Rivers Gallery, Curated by France Trepanier, Prince George, BC
2019 Bastille Day Festival, Yaletown Roundhouse Community Centre, Vancouver, BC
2018 Galerie Nomade 1.0, Main Alley Building, Vancouver, BC
2017 Emerging Artists, Roam Gallery, Vancouver, BC
Selected Publication
2020 Art Hole Magazine, Art Hole: 10, London, UK
Professional Associations
MemberCanada Council for the Arts
MemberFederation of Canadian Artists
MemberLe Collectif, French Visual Artists from British Columbia
MemberPort Moody Art Centre
2020 Art Hole Magazine, Art Hole: 10, London, UK