Paul Brandejs
Paul Brandejs was born in the Czech Republic, immigrating to Canada as a child. He studied at the Banff School of Fine Arts, where he was granted several scholarships that enabled him to study with Ilda Lubane. Lubane had a profound impact on Brandejs’ work.
After studying Fine Art at the Ontario College of Art, he spent a year in Florence, studying under Canadian figurative artist Tom LaPierre.
Paul is based in Toronto and is a member of the Artists’ Network and Gallery 1313. He sits on the board of Artist’s Network. His work in included in private collections in Canada, U.S.A., France and Czech Republic.
ARTIST’S STATEMENT
Postmodern art has a fixation on absolute contrasts; photography and painting, abstract and representation, and conceptual and practical. My study is a dismantling of these conventional categories through the integration of elements found within sculpture, painting, and photography.
The sculpted canvases are handmade and unique to each artwork. The structural forms fragment the frame and instill movement, disrupting the conventional geometric configuration of wall-mounted artwork.
Each piece is a deconstruction of the surrounding environment, as the structural form of the canvas abstracts the natural lines within. My investigation into the tradition of Canadian art, the unadulterated beauty of the physical world, and resonating passing memory, results in an attempt to communicate the grandeur and fragility of nature.
Paul Brandejs was born in the Czech Republic, immigrating to Canada as a child. He studied at the Banff School of Fine Arts, where he was granted several scholarships that enabled him to study with Ilda Lubane. Lubane had a profound impact on Brandejs’ work.
After studying Fine Art at the Ontario College of Art, he spent a year in Florence, studying under Canadian figurative artist Tom LaPierre.
Paul is based in Toronto and is a member of the Artists’ Network and Gallery 1313. He sits on the board of Artist’s Network. His work in included in private collections in Canada, U.S.A., France and Czech Republic.
ARTIST’S STATEMENT
Postmodern art has a fixation on absolute contrasts; photography and painting, abstract and representation, and conceptual and practical. My study is a dismantling of these conventional categories through the integration of elements found within sculpture, painting, and photography.
The sculpted canvases are handmade and unique to each artwork. The structural forms fragment the frame and instill movement, disrupting the conventional geometric configuration of wall-mounted artwork.
Each piece is a deconstruction of the surrounding environment, as the structural form of the canvas abstracts the natural lines within. My investigation into the tradition of Canadian art, the unadulterated beauty of the physical world, and resonating passing memory, results in an attempt to communicate the grandeur and fragility of nature.
$1,500.00
Photography on sculpted canvas.
66x23x3"
Limited edition 1 of 1.
This artwork is a part of my “Rapids” collection and it vividly depicts the intense force of water in the rapids. The sculpted canvas is handmade and exclusive to this artwork, which is printed using Epson archival inks onto the canvas. This unique artwork is a photography print that captures the true essence of the rapids and is sure to be a valuable addition to any art collection.
$1,250.00
Photography and acrylic on sculpted canvas.
27x34x4"
After spending a few weeks working in my portable outdoor studio at Bon Echo Provincial Park, I was able to fine-tune my process of working outdoors. During one particular outing, my son and I were out on the lake in our dinghy - he was fishing while I was taking pictures. The sunset, combined with the dramatic cliff face, made for a perfect photo opportunity. Unfortunately, we were unable to explore what was around the bend in the lake, but we're both looking forward to the next time we can.
This artwork is a mixed media piece that uses acrylic and photography on a unique, handmade, sculpted canvas. This canvas is exclusive to this specific piece and is a combination of sculpture, painting, and photography. In addition to acrylic, digital printing was also used in the creation of this piece.
$2,500.00
Photography, acrylic and found material on shaped canvas.
71x33x6"
In this artwork, I aimed to capture the abstract image of the setting sun's reflection on the water. The color of the piece is an exact representation of how it appeared when I took the photograph, with no alterations made in Photoshop.
This is a mixed media artwork, where a digital print on canvas is stretched over shaped stretcher frames, creating a sculpted canvas. I also incorporated sand from the beach to give the artwork a unique texture.
$1,750.00
Photography and acrylic on sculpted canvas.
50x18x3"
The sculpted canvases are handmade and unique to this artwork. This Mixed Media integrates the elements found within sculpture, painting, and photography.
$450.00
Photography and acrylic on sculpted canvas.
20x22x2.50"
The concrete path forks as it bisects the natural world around it. However, the assumed control exerted over the grandeur of nature is fickle.
The structural forms fragment the frame and instill movement, disrupting the conventional geometric configuration of wall-mounted artwork.
The unadulterated beauty of nature is often challenging to capture on a simple canvas, as the resonating memory is fragile. Inspired by the sun's rays after a summer storm at Bon Echo Provincial Park, the connection and reverence with the earth I felt at that moment is one I wanted to share with you.
$450.00
Photography and acrylic on sculpted canvas.
21x25"
The unadulterated beauty of nature is often challenging to capture on a simple canvas, as the resonating memory is fragile. Inspired by the sun's rays after a summer storm at Bon Echo Provincial Park, the connection and reverence with the earth I felt at that moment is one I wanted to share with you.
The dark undergrowth encompasses the entirety of the canvas. The influence of man has failed to impose on the unrestrained woodland.
The structural forms fragment the frame and instill movement, disrupting the conventional geometric configuration of wall-mounted artwork.
$975.00
Photography and acrylic on sculpted canvas (triptych).
50x24x2.50"
As I’m working on the sketches, the series, “After the Storm”, starts to evolve. With this triptych, I wanted to capture the elements that surround me at Bon Echo Provincial Park. My campsite sits beside a road that leads to the beach. Beside the road runs a creek that empties into the lake and all of it is surrounded by the forest. That is what I wanted to capture in “The Creek, the Road, the Forest”.
$150.00
Photography and acrylic on sculpted canvas.
14x19x3"
This is the third sketch created at my outdoor studio this Summer. I set up an outdoor studio, at Bon Echo Provincial Park for 23 days, with all of my equipment so that I could work on location without returning to my studio to finish my paintings. The photo was taken about 100 meters from where I created this painting.
$150.00
Photography and acrylic on sculpted canvas.
15x13x2.50"
This Summer while camping for 2 months, I set up an outdoor studio with all of my equipment so that I could work on location without returning to my studio to finish my paintings. This is one of the first paintings created totally outdoors on location. The photo is about 100 meters from where I created this painting.
In this painting, I hope to convey the beauty of nature and by using non-rectangular stretchers I allow the scene to expand beyond the frame.
$5,000.00
Acrylic, found objects and photography on sculpted canvas.
51x47"
Mixed Media: Acrylic, photography, and found material on Shaped Canvas. This is a combination of a painting on location (camping at Sandbanks) and then combining that painting with the photo which was taken at the time, later in my studio to create one coherent piece. This process is very challenging since I paint before I actually see and print the photo. What I’m actually painting is my impression of the moment. I strive to combine realism, in the form of photography, with abstraction using a variety of acrylic techniques. In this process, I combine two different types of canvas into one coherent unit.
The photo for this painting was taken after I have shot a sunset which I turned into a painting called "The Last Sunset". Therefore the title of this one is "After the Sunset". I knew that there will be a full moon that night and me and my daughter spend a few hours after midnight shooting the moon. I finished this painting in my studio in January 2016.
The painting is done in 5 panels that can be taken apart for shipping.
$3,500.00
Acrylic, found objects and photography on sculpted canvas.
33x49x3"
This painting is what I have been aiming for since I started working to incorporate my photography with my acrylic painting approximately 10 years ago. This whole painting is done on regular canvas which I use to paint on. Previously I would blend painted canvas with printed canvas, introducing acrylic paint onto the printed canvas. Now I'm able to print straight onto what I paint. This enables me to truly blend the photo with the painting so that the viewer doesn't perceive where the photo starts and the painting begins. It is truly exciting for me to see how the painting changes the photo and how the photo changes the painting to become something totally new.
$300.00
Photography and acrylic on sculpted canvas.
25x15x2.25"
This painting is one of my fragmented memories of remembrance from my childhood. This series called "Hutě" was inspired by my trip last summer to the Czech Republic where I revisited where I lived as a young boy. At that time the steelworks, just outside of Ostrava, now decommissioned, were the hart beat off the region. As I walked threw the acres of derelict factories I remembered when the night sky would turn red as the steelworks were throwing out the red hot slag. At that moment I wanted to capture that fragment of my memory.