Contemporary art for the conscience contemporary

The Artist

Born in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania in the 1970s, M.P. Brown was raised during the gradual decline of the American steel industry.  The slow transformation from a blue to white collar society left a lasting impression on him.  Much like the societal struggles inherent during change; M.P. Brown's artwork invokes a feeling of contradiction or struggle.

M.P. Brown relocated to suburban Maryland in the early 1990s and has remained in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area now residing in Brambleton, Virginia.  He has studied under watercolorist Joan Beveleaqua and at the University of Maryland and his work is heavily influenced by Gerhard Richter, Sean Scully, and Jasper Johns.

M.P. Brown's most recent series, FMP, is an experimental technique of smearing, blending, and manipulating paint with various straight edged materials.  Beginning with an acrylic or milk paint base of a chosen palette, he juxtaposes contradictory colors to achieve a general air or feeling.  Through the use of color, composition, line, and texture, M.P. superimposes a conflicting mood.  This subtle struggle is an abstract depiction of his general mood at the time of creation and its alter ego.

The Conscience

In a world filled with horror stories and travesties of life it is sometimes hard to find the proverbial glass half full.  From natural disaster to poverty, from illness to environmental degradation, it seems so many people are in need of assistance.  M.P. Brown donates twenty percent of all sales to charity.