Woah I’ve been away! So sorry!

We’re currently exhibiting local artist John Edward Brooks through February 25th.

Having found personal and creative freedom living in London, and then returning to his home state of Kentucky Brooks, as many of us do, found himself attempting the great ‘what are we?’ question. Comfort was found in a 1911 Hermann Hesse poem entitled Bei Nacht (By Night) in which the character contemplates life and friends while alone at night on the sea. Brooks was particularly drawn to this poem because of its simplicity and its universal appeal. The resulting body of work is both solemn and stark, focusing on line and muted colors, often with one figure alone on the canvas. The emotional currents within the works will resonate to the viewer, as these works are remembrances, elegies and symbols of people and experiences in his life and the greater human quest for synchronicity.