{"id":26677,"date":"2014-10-03T14:20:48","date_gmt":"2014-10-03T20:20:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/?p=26677"},"modified":"2018-11-27T13:49:20","modified_gmt":"2018-11-27T19:49:20","slug":"take-a-closer-look-brandon-cook-at-finch-lane-gallery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/take-a-closer-look-brandon-cook-at-finch-lane-gallery\/","title":{"rendered":"Take a Closer Look: Brandon Cook at Finch Lane Gallery"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-26677 gallery-columns-5 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/take-a-closer-look-brandon-cook-at-finch-lane-gallery\/detail\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"290\" height=\"290\" src=\"https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/detail-1-290x290.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/detail-1-290x290.jpg 290w, https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/detail-1-120x120.jpg 120w, https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/detail-1-360x360.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 290px) 100vw, 290px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/take-a-closer-look-brandon-cook-at-finch-lane-gallery\/tree-4\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"290\" height=\"290\" src=\"https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/tree-2-290x290.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/tree-2-290x290.jpg 290w, https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/tree-2-120x120.jpg 120w, https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/tree-2-360x360.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 290px) 100vw, 290px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/take-a-closer-look-brandon-cook-at-finch-lane-gallery\/tree2-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"290\" height=\"290\" src=\"https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/tree2-1-290x290.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/tree2-1-290x290.jpg 290w, https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/tree2-1-120x120.jpg 120w, https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/tree2-1-360x360.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 290px) 100vw, 290px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/take-a-closer-look-brandon-cook-at-finch-lane-gallery\/trees\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"290\" height=\"290\" src=\"https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/trees-1-290x290.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/trees-1-290x290.jpg 290w, https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/trees-1-120x120.jpg 120w, https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/trees-1-360x360.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 290px) 100vw, 290px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/take-a-closer-look-brandon-cook-at-finch-lane-gallery\/galleryshot\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"290\" height=\"290\" src=\"https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/galleryshot-1-290x290.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/galleryshot-1-290x290.jpg 290w, https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/galleryshot-1-120x120.jpg 120w, https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/galleryshot-1-360x360.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 290px) 100vw, 290px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Take a closer look. These paintings aren\u2019t on canvas. Or linen, panels or boards. These luminous, poetically evocative works by Brandon Cook, which fill Finch Lane Gallery with a sense of hushed wonder, have been painted on sheets of metal.<\/p>\n<p>With his exhibit <em>Aeonic<\/em>, a term that suggests an immeasurable or indefinitely long period of time, Cook premieres his newest body of work executed, oils on aluminum. The Ogden artist says these works are part of his continued experimentation with the painting process, something that has been so important to his work it at times eclipses the subject matter. It\u2019s also a result of the tonalist masters that inspire his contemporary landscapes. \u201cNineteenth-century photography has always indirectly influenced my artwork,&#8221; he says. &#8220;The idea of the ferrotype (tintype) began to work its way into my creative thought process\u2014an emulsion over iron.\u201d What, he thought, about the transparencies of oil paint on a similarly reflective surface? \u201cPainting on copper has been used by artists for centuries but its color would undermine what it is I wanted to achieve\u2014light being reflected through transparent\/semi-transparent paint layers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>So Cook tried painting on aluminum, beginning with small sheets, feeling his way through the process and the new surface. \u201cI stuck with what was familiar to me as I began to experiment with the metal,\u201d he says. \u201cSome subjects were revisited to gain an understanding of how painting on the metal differed from traditional processes and effects. As I increase in this knowledge I am finding that I am using it as a springboard into different realms of painting and I am excited to see how already my way of looking at my subject is changing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On a surface level, Cook\u2019s works are landscapes \u2014 trees, fields, moody skies. But they are not windows to be gazed into, not majestic tourist scenes or charming snapshots from travels. The compositions are minimal: a single tree, or a line of trees, might stand in the middle of the canvas, above a reflective pool of water.\u00a0 Rather than pulling the gaze in, the works emanate outwards, making them spiritual or meditative experiences rather than traditional landscapes, celebrations of nature or scientific attempts to capture the look of changing weather.<\/p>\n<p>Cook\u2019s effects are subtle, the accumulation of numerous strokes, scrapes and smears. \u201cPhysically, working on the metal is more difficult as it takes more &#8216;elbow grease&#8217; to build textures in order to soften and warm what is otherwise a very cold-looking material. The benefit, though, is that every mark is felt, seen and recorded. It would be easy for something of this nature to appear like a gimmick and so it has always been my intention for the end result to appear as any other traditional oil painting. I think this forces me into becoming an even better painter and I feel like I have just seen the tip of the iceberg as to where this may lead.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>Aeonic, Brandon Cook&#8217;s new exhibition of landscapes, opens at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.slcgov.com\/arts\/vizarts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Finch Lane Gallery<\/a> Friday, October 3, with a reception from 6 to 8 pm and runs through November 21. Cook will give gallery talks at 7 pm during the October 17th and November 21 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gallerystroll.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gallery Strolls<\/a>. Showing concurrently, Finch Lane Gallery presents Altared Books: Offerings in Con(text), an exhibition of altered books by various artists.<\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"stcpDiv\" style=\"position: absolute; top: -1999px; left: -1988px;\">\n<header>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/www.slcpl.lib.ut.us\/events\/view\/3537\">Altared Books: Offerings in Con(text):<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/header>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"stcpDiv\" style=\"position: absolute; top: -1999px; left: -1988px;\">Cook will give gallery talks at 7:00 PM during the Salt Lake Gallery Stroll on October 17 and November 21. &#8211; See more at: http:\/\/www.slcpl.lib.ut.us\/events\/view\/3536\/#sthash.jlXpcgtO.dpuf<\/div>\n<div id=\"stcpDiv\" style=\"position: absolute; top: -1999px; left: -1988px;\">Cook will give gallery talks at 7:00 PM during the Salt Lake Gallery Stroll on October 17 and November 21. &#8211; See more at: http:\/\/www.slcpl.lib.ut.us\/events\/view\/3536\/#sthash.jlXpcgtO.dpuf<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Take a closer look. These paintings aren\u2019t on canvas. Or linen, panels or boards. These luminous, poetically evocative works by Brandon Cook, which fill Finch Lane Gallery with a sense of hushed wonder, have been painted on sheets of metal. 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