Reclaimed Landscapes / 2017-2018
Everyone has a place that they associate with comfort and belonging, one that disengages the mind from anxieties and frustrations. Bryson Chisholm taps into this nostalgia as a chance to reproduce the narratives and encounters he associates with places that hold personal attachment to him. The spaces depicted explore self-made structures that are deprived of ownership, attracting a disengaged part of society. He attempts to entice empathy by using colour and texture in an effort to remove prejudice towards seemingly uninviting spaces.
Bryson is drawn towards places that relate to his teenage years growing up in rural Nova Scotia. These paintings depict areas that are seen as being decrepit, overgrown, unsightly and hostile upon first encounter. But through his view, they are outdoor communal spaces which are maintained by those who frequented and share a feeling of ownership towards them. The purpose of these structures have changed, now overgrown and abandoned they are controlled by their surrounding environment and those who visit it. These paintings are Bryson Chisholm's attempt to capture the yearning enthusiasm of his initial discovery of these places, leaving him with the desire to preserve the everlasting impression that these places have left on him.
Everyone has a place that they associate with comfort and belonging, one that disengages the mind from anxieties and frustrations. Bryson Chisholm taps into this nostalgia as a chance to reproduce the narratives and encounters he associates with places that hold personal attachment to him. The spaces depicted explore self-made structures that are deprived of ownership, attracting a disengaged part of society. He attempts to entice empathy by using colour and texture in an effort to remove prejudice towards seemingly uninviting spaces.
Bryson is drawn towards places that relate to his teenage years growing up in rural Nova Scotia. These paintings depict areas that are seen as being decrepit, overgrown, unsightly and hostile upon first encounter. But through his view, they are outdoor communal spaces which are maintained by those who frequented and share a feeling of ownership towards them. The purpose of these structures have changed, now overgrown and abandoned they are controlled by their surrounding environment and those who visit it. These paintings are Bryson Chisholm's attempt to capture the yearning enthusiasm of his initial discovery of these places, leaving him with the desire to preserve the everlasting impression that these places have left on him.
Alabama - 40x48" - Oil on canvas.
Joe's tent, Coburg bridge - 30x40" - Oil & pastels on canvas.
The last time I saw them - 40x40" - Acrylic & oils on canvas.
Move along - 18x24" - Acrylic & oils on canvas.
Rosemont overpass - 20x20" - Acrylic & oils on canvas.
All artworks by Bryson Chisholm
Halifax Nova Scotia, Canada