Adrian Brannan is a contemporary artist who works mainly in the medium of photo collage focusing on cityscapes as his most frequently chosen subject matter.
Adrian has worked in this medium since studying at the
Glasgow School of Art
The Glasgow School of Art (GSA; gd, Sgoil-ealain Ghlaschu) is a higher education art school based in Glasgow, Scotland, offering undergraduate degrees, post-graduate awards (both taught and research-led), and PhDs in architecture, fine art, an ...
from where he graduated with Honours in 2000. He has exhibited in various UK locations including with the Royal Glasgow Institute for the Fine Arts, the Association of Photographers Gallery in London and The Glasgow Room. Adrian has won various awards from the likes of the Association of Photographers and Glasgow city Council.
In a time when the majority of image manipulators are using
digital photography
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and post production software such as
Adobe Photoshop Adrian has notably chosen to use traditional
optical
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photography
Photography is the art, application, and practice of creating durable images by recording light, either electronically by means of an image sensor, or chemically by means of a light-sensitive material such as photographic film. It is employe ...
and manual '
cut and paste
In human–computer interaction and user interface design, cut, copy, and paste are related commands that offer an interprocess communication technique for transferring data through a computer's user interface. The ''cut'' command removes the ...
' collaging techniques in the pursuit of what he has described as a "more truthful and unclouded representation" of his subject matter.
Adrian has captured his hometown of
Glasgow
Glasgow ( ; sco, Glesca or ; gd, Glaschu ) is the most populous city in Scotland and the fourth-most populous city in the United Kingdom, as well as being the 27th largest city by population in Europe. In 2020, it had an estimated popul ...
as well as being commissioned to create works in
Barcelona
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,
London
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and various areas in
Switzerland. Adrian's work is held in public and private collections worldwide.
The KKL concert hall, Lucerne. Original image on display in the Private Collection of Kenny Neil, Zurich
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References
External links
www.adrianbrannan.comInter Art galleryThe Glasgow Room
Scottish photographers
Scottish artists
Living people
Artists from Glasgow
Year of birth missing (living people)
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