Kelsey Brookes first us solo show began earlier this month, and comes to a close on December 3rd. The young artist is also trained as a scientist and previously tracked viruses for the us government before working as a painter. He currently lives in San Diego and exhibits in the us and in London through Lazarides Gallery. Brookes states that his “work draws influence from Hindu and Buddhist deities, exotic animals and sex, as well as rustic American quilts.” This plethora of reference points is usually executed with a central figure surrounded with an aura of objects, animals and plants. Personally if they were actual quilts, I would be scared to use them for fear that I might get eaten. On the other hand, they are so beautiful, I would never dream of using them for warmth, as I would be scared to get orange Cheeto dust all over them.
