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WILLIAM J. O'BRIEN(B. 1975)Moon Eclipse, 2015
Ending from 2 May 2025, 12:00 PDT
Online, Los AngelesUS$8,000 - US$12,000
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WILLIAM J. O'BRIEN (B. 1975)
Moon Eclipse, 2015
signed with the artist's initials, inscribed and dated 'WJB 2015 WoBS. 1809' (on the reverse)
colored pencil and ink on paper
30 x 22 in.
76.2 x 55.9 cm.
signed with the artist's initials, inscribed and dated 'WJB 2015 WoBS. 1809' (on the reverse)
colored pencil and ink on paper
30 x 22 in.
76.2 x 55.9 cm.
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"I like repetition, mantra, and the sound of objects, people, and the world. These qualities shine through in my pieces. Religion, spirituality, Catholicism, and being gay are relevant to my interest in magic, the body, and ritual. Meditation and the studio allow me to check in with myself and make friends with my demons, often seeing I am a better person than I think." -William J. O'Brien
Artist Statement: Chicago-based artist William J. O'Brien works in multiple media: drawing, painting, ceramic, metal sculpture, installation, and assemblage. Inspired by Modernism, as well as the history of material usage of Outsider Art, O'Brien's multidisciplinary practice is a search for identity and genuine expression through material and process. His prolific output in these various media offers a visual profusion of color, pattern, and exuberant excess. O'Brien has held solo exhibitions at the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art; Renaissance Society, Chicago; KMAC Museum, Louisville; MAD Museum, NYC; Witte De With, Rotterdam; and The Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art, Kansas City, among others. In 2014 he had his first major museum survey at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago curated by Naomi Beckwith. He has held residencies at the Vermont Studio Center and the U-Cross Foundation. O'Brien has received awards from the Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation and Artadia. His work is included in the permanent collections of the Cleveland Clinic, New York Presbyterian Hospital, Miami Art Museum, Pérez Art Museum, Hammer Museum, Hara Museum of Contemporary Art, and The Art Institute of Chicago. O'Brien is also Professor of Ceramics at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.