- Bryten Goss
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name = Bryten Goss
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birthdate = birth date|1976|8|23
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deathdate = death date and age|2006|10|26|1976|8|23
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nationality = American
field = Painting
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movement = Contemporary
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patrons = Jason Lee,Danny Masterson ,Giovanni Ribisi
influenced by =Balthus ,Caravaggio ,Edgar Degas ,Lucian Freud ,Egon Schiele
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awards =Bryten Edward Goss (
August 23 ,1976 –October 26 ,2006 ), a nativeCalifornia n, was a self-taught contemporary American figurative painter. He began having exhibitions inLos Angeles at the age of 16.His works include the "Triumph of Death" series, "Alex on Pig," "Two Women Riding Pigs," "The Little Pope," "The Blind Leading the Blind", and his burning building pieces such as "Tribecca". When asked about being an artist in Los Angeles instead of New York, Goss said, "If I was a shoemaker, would I go to a town where everybody had shoes or to a town where nobody was wearing them?."
According to Goss, his influences include
Alfred Kubin , Pieter Bruegel,Caravaggio ,Lucian Freud ,Edgar Degas ,Egon Schiele ,Alberto Giacometti ,Balthus ,Stanley Spencer , and his mother, Rose. [http://brytengoss.com/press2.html Moody Nudes] , Hillary Kerr, "Elle ", January 2005.]Some celebrities who've owned paintings by Goss include
Nicolas Cage , Jason Lee, [ [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1285/is_9_32/ai_92233479/pg_1 Jason Lee: From Mallrat to All That in No Time Flat] ,Kevin Smith , "Interview", October 2002.]Nancy Cartwright . [ [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_20050521/ai_n14636153 My Secret Life: Nancy Cartwright, actress and 'voice of Bart Simpson'] , Nancy Cartwright, "The Independent ",May 21 2005 .] Also,Kevin Smith commissioned Goss to paint a portrait of Smith's wife, Jennifer. [http://www.gadflyonline.com/03-25-02/art-bryten.html The Importance of Fine Art] , Jonathan Whitehead,Gadfly Online ,March 25 2002 .]The Bryten Goss Foundation for the Arts was established in order to organize, catalog, and promote his work.
References
External links
* [http://brytengoss.com/ Official site]
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