along with other creatives like Escif, Thomas Dambo, Sam3, Pøbel and the duo Örnduvald he was featured in “Public Art Horsens” at the end of June, an art initiative co-organized and co-curated by photographer Henrik Haven and Artrebel’s Simon Caspersen in collaboration with the municipality of Horsens and Stormsalen. through art installations, he did what he does best: bring awareness about human surroundings by pricking to our perception and constructions of reality.
even though Brad has exhibited artworks at numerous spaces, including the Tate Modern and Künstlerhaus Bethanien to name a few, his ingrown passion for the cityscape and its diverse flow of identities like pedestrians, street workers, young, old and even animals continues to shine through. working with anything from paint and traffic signs to bodily fluids, his art humorously redefines and reassess the objects around us and turns the exterior upside down – literally.
what is a wall if not vertical ground and what is the ground if not a horizontal wall?
perhaps most notoriously his untamed street profile and artistic point of view was manifested when he painted the exterior of KaDeWe in Berlin green with a fire-extinguisher. as part of Lacoste’s 75th anniversary the artist was commissioned to create a work of art at the department store, only the commissioners did not know the exhibition space was going to be the canvas of choice.
check out more photos of Brad's work here
"Public Art Horsens" (images 1-5) photo credits: Henrik Haven
other photos: Brad Downey archive
contributed by Martina Antunovic
