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Brett Andrus

Visual Artist

About the artist:

Colorado Springs native Brett Andrus studied painting and art history at The Savannah College of Art and Design before returning home to Colorado in 2001. He has showed in Savannah, New York City, New Orleans, Atlanta, Denver, and Colorado Springs. “Vögel(n)” is his first solo show in three years, although he showed jointly with Lindsay Hand in August of 2010 for “The 30 Day Portrait Experience” at The Modbo. Andrus is the co-owner of The Modbo and S.P.Q.R., and the sole curator for both spaces, as well as several satellite spaces in town: the VBar, the Blue Star, and the Colorado Springs Airport among them. For Andrus, the process of creating a new body of work for “Vögel(n)” has been a process of redefining his visual aesthetic and regaining his control of his medium. “This is a show that I’ve been wanting to paint,” Andrus says. Inspired by the magnificent art he saw on his recent honeymoon in Europe, Andrus conceived a body of work that was not only painted masterfully, but with the intent of connecting with the viewer on an emotional rather than solely intellectual level. Additionally, he challenged himself to paint in a much looser and faster style than he had previously been accustomed to. Andrus refers to his work as “skewed rococo.” Additionally, says Andrus, his work “possesses a touch of the absurd without being inaccessible.” “Vögel(n)” is comprised of over a dozen works, all of them large scale narrative oils on panels.