Bryan Kilgallin's art

My art is contemporary. Such artistic expression, is emotive storytelling.

In alphabetical order, I list the diverse artistic media that I have used. You can view examples by clicking one of the links in the navigation menu above.

Acrylic

My early art classes used this medium. Acrylic paint dries fast. I experimented with a wide range of acrylic painting media. And I won prizes with this synthetic polymer paint.

Artist's statement

This describes my artwork.

I have scored in the top 1% for visuo-spatial aptitude. I am conscientious, and I think abstractly.

I'm autistic, and have obsessive-compulsive tendencies. I was advised to explore art as a form of therapy.

As a Mahayana Buddhist, I seek to improve everyday reality, and find beauty in the mundane.

I had a professional background in informatics, which has led me to work primarily with digital media. I create art using a pen display, and vector graphics software. I'm part of a digital media group. As my displays transmit light, I use them in shaded environments. I also participate in an urban sketching group, focusing on interior venues.

My career began in scientific settings. Where I learned the experimental method. This varies my results, as I explore my medium. In which I have developed a distinct style.

Judges liked my having abstracted shapes from a reference. Digital images are easily shared via the Internet. Thus allowing my work to reach a global audience.

Digital Media

This emerged in the second half of last century. Digital art harnesses technology to expand creative possibilities beyond traditional media. It is the only medium that I use now.

Following are some links to examples of my animations and illustrations.

Animation

This is a filmmaking technique. Frames are shown in rapid succession. Here I show two such projects. One simulates a bouncing ball. My second animation, I made by manually tracing individual frames from my earlier video.

Illustration

Raster graphics

I started with raster graphics, mastering it in two years. However the resulting bitmaps are resolution dependent and lose quality when scaled.

Vector graphics

Currently I utilise vector software. That's because it allows me to increase the size of images without compromising resolution. Since vector graphics are founded on mathematical formulae, they can be enlarged without a decrease in quality.

Exhibitions

I've participated in various art clubs. Many of them organised exhibitions. And at a handful of those events, I received awards.

I liked receiving an award!

The following chart presents the results of my market survey. Which was specifically about an art club exhibition.

Mixed Media

In the first quarter of the twentieth century, Dada creators like Marcel Duchamp integrated common items and unusual materials into their work. Surrealism, which developed from Dada, reinterpreted objects to uncover deeper meanings. Dada dismissed conventional notions of beauty and structure. While Surrealism connected the gap between the logical realm with the illogical. Both movements transformed objects into innovative artistic tools. Merging various components became a key artistic .

Oils

Oil painting transformed the art of portraiture. Pigments are bound in drying oil, usually linseed. In contrast to quicker drying media, it enables artists to blend hues directly on the canvas. The ability to create texture, layering, and nuanced effects allows the artist transcend simple representation. It can grade skin tones, layer both translucent and opaque colours, offer intricate details, and convey vibrant hues. Thus my example portrait encapsulates the true essence of the individual.

Photography

Photography transforms light into a visual record.

I studied natural science. So I am drawn to natural subjects. As I am interested in the natural world.

I own an old digital camera. It captures moments quickly, helping to convey a sense of immediacy. Being obsessive-compulsive, I tend to crop images closely. This emphasises the subject.

Printmaking

Artwork can be created using traditional manual relief printing onto paper. In this process, the artist carves away the non-image areas from a matrix. Matrix materials include wood, metal, stone, and linoleum. The design is left in relief. Ink is then applied to the raised surface of the matrix. When the inked matrix is pressed onto paper, the ink from the raised areas transfers, producing the print.

Watercolour

Watercolour paint is made of pigments suspended in water. The linked page Shows participants in a watercolour painting class. That art group excursion was outdoors.