BRIAN CARTIER
MULTIDISCIPLINARY VISUAL ARTIST
Brian Cartier is a 'self-trained' multidisciplinary visual artist based north of Boston.
His practice moves between painting, mixed media, resin, assemblage and large-scale work.
Rather than working within a fixed medium or repeating a single visual formula, Cartier builds
each piece around the idea itself; combining materials, imagery, text and physical layers as the work develops.
His work has been exhibited throughout New England and is held in private collections across the United States and abroad. His practice has also included permanent public installations, murals and community-based collaborative works.
WORKS
I work in layers.
Painting, imagery, text, resin, found material and physical depth often occupy the same piece.
Building, obscuring and revealing are as important to me as the image itself.
Some work begins with a clear concept. Other work reveals itself through the process of making it.
I leave room for both control and unpredictability and allow the material to influence the outcome.
The subject and medium may change. The way I approach the work does not.
LAYERED / MIXED MEDIA
Layering allows different materials, images and ideas to occupy the same space. These works combine paint, resin, text, found imagery and other elements, building depth both physically and visually.
I assemble these parts into a single composition; adding,
obscuring and revealing
until the piece finds its form.
PUBLIC & LARGE SCALE
Working at architectural scale changes the relationship between artwork and audience. These projects move beyond the object itself, becoming part of a room, building or public environment.
Cartier’s large-scale work has included murals, commissioned installations and collaborative community projects throughout New England.
PEICES OF US
Henry Law Park · Dover, New Hampshire · 2018
Permanent public installation
Approximately 30 ft.
Nine oversized puzzle pieces form a world map composed of handprints contributed by members of the surrounding community.
Created in collaboration with the Dover Teen Center,
the work was designed around the changing cultural identity of the city;using individual marks to create a single interconnected image.
Supported by the Dover Arts Commission, National Endowment for the Arts and community partners.
