Brian Adam Douglas Explained

Brian Adam Douglas
Birth Name:	Brian Adam Douglas
Birth Date:	16 June 1972^[1]
Birth Place:	Garland, Texas
Nationality:	American
Training:	School of Visual Arts

Brian Adam Douglas (born 1972)^[2] is a Brooklyn-based multidisciplinary artist whose practices include monumental woodcuts, stencils, large scale drawings and collage. Douglas executes street art under the name "Elbow-Toe" and has since exhibited in galleries.^{[3] [4]}

Early life and education

Douglas was born in Garland, Texas and was raised in Plano, Texas. At eighteen he moved to New York City to attend the School of Visual Arts where he graduated in 1994.^[5]

Career

Street art

Douglas’ work first came to the public's attention through his street art—wheat-pasted collages and chalk drawings made under the name Elbow-Toe. As his street art evolved from simple character designs to more complex collages and linocuts, Douglas began to draw the attention of the gallery world, progressing to group shows in London, Los Angeles and New York .^[6]

Cut Paper Paintings

Beginning in 2007, Douglas began exhibiting works made entirely out of paper. He refers to his process as paper paintings rather than as collage. "I see each piece of paper as a brushstroke rather than as a juxtaposed idea." The cut paper paintings developed out of a desire to produce work for the street that would be easier to produce, but over time the process became much more labor-intensive,^[7] with most pieces taking between three and six months to produce.

Interactive Art

Beginning in 2015, Douglas began programming interactive artworks in Javascript and HTML5, and he began releasing them in 2016 on the ENDGAMES Interactive website. The premier release was titled Obsessive Compulsive Disorder.

Exhibitions

• 2007: O’ Wise King How Long Will You Last, Leonard Street Gallery, London, UK
• 2011: Due Date, Black Rat Projects, London, UK; Warrington Museum, Warrington, UK^[8]
• 2013: How To Disappear Completely, Andrew Edlin Gallery, New York, NY
• 2014: Liner Notes, R Jampol Projects, New York, NY

Bibliography

Book: Douglas. Brian Adam. Paper Cuts. 2011. Drago. 978-88-88493-77-0. 86. 1. 2014-10-15. https://web.archive.org/web/20141020034255/https://www.dragolab.com/en/shop/paper-cuts/. 2014-10-20. dead.

Further reading

• April 25, 2016, "Escape Your Home in a Game About the Anxieties of OCD" Hyperallergic
• December 9, 2015, "The Best in Art of 2015’." New York Times
• August 6, 2015, "What to Do This Weekend’." New York Times
• July 14, 2015, "Two Chelsea Galleries Go Wall Out for Summer" Hyperallergic
• July 9, 2015, "Review:'Anthems for the Mother Earth Goddess’." New York Times
• December 19, 2014, "Crossing Brooklyn, Without Leaving the Safe Parts" Hyperallergic
• October 25, 2013, "Visions of the World in Pieces" Hyperallergic
• September 26, 2013, "Brian Adam Douglas: ‘How to Disappear Completely’." New York Times

External links

• http://www.endgamesinteractive.com/ - archived version

Notes and References

1. Ancestry.com. Texas, Birth Index, 1903-1997 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.
2. Web site: Brian Adam Douglas - Original Art for Sale. 2020-09-29. Goldmark Gallery. en-gb.
3. Web site: Bio. 2020-09-29. Brian Adam Douglas // ELBOW-TOE Studio. en-US.
4. Web site: Artist ELBOW-TOE: A Conversation with Brian Adam Douglas on Wed, Sept 1 @ 6:30, at the Mid Manhattan Library. 2020-09-29. The New York Public Library.
5. Web site: Brian Adam Douglas - SVA. 2020-09-29. School of Visual Arts SVA New York City. en.
6. Web site: Mural painting with Brian Adam Douglas aka Elbow Toe Events College of the Arts University of Florida. 2020-09-29. arts.ufl.edu.
7. Juxtapoz interview with Brian Adam Douglas', Juxtapoz # 125, 2011, p. 116
8. Web site: Brian Adam Douglas: How to Disappear Completely - Exhibitions - Andrew Edlin Gallery. 2020-09-29. www.edlingallery.com.