Michael F Brien

Michael Brien :'Hotel of Dreams' - 2009, oil and metallic paint on canvasMichael Brien :'Hotel of Dreams' - 2009, oil and metallic paint on canvas
Michael Brien :'Gypsy Camp' - 2007, oil on canvas - self-taughtMichael Brien :'Gypsy Camp' - 2007, oil on canvas - self-taught
Michael Brien :'The Rescue of the Patriarch' - 2010, oil on canvasMichael Brien :'The Rescue of the Patriarch' - 2010, oil on canvas
Michael Brien :'River Cave 2' - 2010, acrylic on canvasMichael Brien :'River Cave 2' - 2010, acrylic on canvas
Michael Brien :'The Roundhouse' - 2007, oil on canvasMichael Brien :'The Roundhouse' - 2007, oil on canvas
Michael Brien :'Tsunami' - 2008, oil on canvasMichael Brien :'Tsunami' - 2008, oil on canvas
Michael Brien :'The Academy' - 2010, oil and metallic paint on canvasMichael Brien :'The Academy' - 2010, oil and metallic paint on canvas
Michael Brien :'A Dream(The Water Tunnel)' - 2010, acrylic on canvasMichael Brien :'A Dream(The Water Tunnel)' - 2010, acrylic on canvas

ARTIST'S STATEMENT:

Michael F. Brien (aka ‘The Count’), born 1933, is a self-taught artist who paints out of his dreams and his poetical imaginings. A gypsy of Spanish and English descent, Brien has lived many lives, from the military to the sea, from restaurant critic to painter, and has travelled the world over. For decades now, Australia has been his home. His work spills out of himself. The tangible revelation of dream and personal and cultural memory.

Blake Prize, 2009 – touring show, starting Sydney; finalist
Sheffer Gallery, Sydney, February 2010 - Solo Show
‘Dream Reality’, Callan Park Gallery, Sydney, September 2010 – Solo Show.
Outsider Art Fair 2011, Henry Boxer Gallery.

Collections:

STOARC, University of Sydney
Peter Fay, Sydney
And numerous Australian private collections

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