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Brian
Wong Won
Brian Wong Won
is a Trinidadian born artist known for his bright colors,
expressionistic compressions of space and distortions of
architectural space. His subjects tend to be Trinidad carnival
and the local vintage architecture; he works primarily out of
Miami but travels back and forth his hometown of Port-of-Spain.
He has been
noted by both collectors and critics to be the only one to fully
capture the spirit and feeling of the Carnival festivities via
his vivid palette and expressive playful use of perspective. His
Carnival paintings tend to be satirical, expressively tongue and
cheek and very detailed, which also carries into his
architectural subjects, of which he is also well know for.
Brian was born
in Trinidad in 1970, educated at St. Mary’s College in
Port-of-Spain, until 1987 where he left to pursue further
studies in the USA. He obtained both an AA in Graphic Design and
a BFA in Painting & Art History. Brian was also a graphic
designer and art teacher. He currently lives in Miami, Florida
and recently formed his own Carnival J’Ouvert band MAS Jumbies
in 2007.
He has been
drawing since the age of five, inspired by color and drama of
Trinidad Carnival and the mystique of his late grandfather’s
artistic skills of Chinese Calligraphy and Watercolors. The
former would become the catalyst for much of his adult work as
he became a full time artist. He would have some twenty two solo
shows starting in 1996 and countless joint shows in Trinidad,
the US and England.
His work can be
found in the National Museum of Trinidad & Tobago and several
corporate and private collections.
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