Interview with David Brace
b contemporary
Fine Art and Custom Picture Framing
We just wanted to know what made you get into the industry?
He explained to us that it was just a natural step to him, as he started out as a fine art student, and being a painter. He started working with artists directly.
How long have you been doing this for then?
Since 1990, this gallery is a year old, previous gallery for 10 years, part of the art gallery of hamilton, and bouncing around all over the place.
What age did you get interested into this?
David started to get interested in art when he was about 12 or 13 years of age. Started pursuing it more seriously by taking courses in highschool at around 14-15 years of age. Only applied for art schools, he ended up going to Queens, but applied to oca, guelph..etc.
Why do you have your business in Hamilton?
Lots of reasons: I grew up here, I like thats it's an emerging culture, it has percolated in the last 10 years or so, just the right place at right time... lots of really good artists, lots of good interest now.
Do you get a good amount of Traffic here?
A fair bit, yea … the street is changing a lot, especially on weekends I get more people.
How do u choose your art work/ the art that you put into your gallery?
Artists that go back 20 years that he's known, he calls upon them..
"Andy (Warhol) whom goes back to late 70's , he's been showing for a long time"… David's been asked to show Andy's work … he's ben sent art through mail, e-mail all over the place .. if he's interested, he pursues, then he talks to the artist-basically gets to know them and knows if they have a good connection then, takes the next step by booking shows.
Your artwork is very interesting, is there a specific genre that you call it?
David: Andy comes off as a pop art background. He has several 12 yr+ pieces in his gallery. Andy's portraits show Young people in the emerging scene. He was kind of part of that scene... and the guys from 'Chromosome' in the 80's. General Idea, was 3 guys who made art, put on wacky fashion shows, and were media hounds. So Andy documented things,
Came to mac to teach, showed his students, they loved it and he started documenting some of the people he's seen.
He showed us several artworks of Andy's and they are simply amazing...
It seems like he's implemented a lot of photography into his works?
David: Andy's always worked using photography - he'd make silk screens ..burn silk screen a silk screen from photograph, and then hand paint and then, pull ink through the screen.
He'd take photograph, layer it with whatever graphic he wants... takes his drawings and take transparencies...
Basically a lot more digital now...photoshop is the next big tool.
How much do these pieces, on average sell for?
David: Depends on the artist...
Andy is a senior artist who is approaching 60 now.. He's nationally known, and established clientele
He showed us some pieces from Andy and said, "$3000 for One Ops" -originals $4500."
If someones interested in buying his works, do they know to come here?
They do whatever they can to get the word out.. Andy is on some media networks, all you really have to do is some research...
b contemporary
Fine Art and Custom Picture Framing
David Brace
www.bcontemporary.ca
E-mail: davidbrace@bcontemporary.ca
phone: 289 389 3949
Address: 226 James St., N
Hamilton, ON, Canada
L8R 2L3
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