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Artist Statement -



My body of work is an accumulation of my life-time experience of photography, architecture and real estate, (a photographer and proprietor), all accomplished side-by-side over a period of 45 years.

I have several portfolios: painted architecture, mirrored image architectural studies, abstract views, multi-exposed images, sectional studies as sculptures, and more; see my website!

www.PeterBrandt.com


My photography career started in an industrial photo studio. I was assigned to shoot pavilions for the International Worlds Fair; Montreal’s Expo 67. Four years into this genre, I discovered fashion and advertising photography, all the while shooting for my personal interest of abstract graphic designs, and abstract views of architecture. At this time I wasn’t aware this was also a body of work. After thirty odd years, while living in Manhattan, I returned to architectural photography and its’ art.

For the last 10 years, while I ‘paint’ my architectural images, I shut down my analytical mind and allow my emotion and instinct to direct my ‘computer mouse’ brush. I paint not in a conventional way.
I oddly feel guilty for having so much fun in my new art career.

I have been influenced by working with ‘fine arts’ artists, architects, art directors and creative directors in advertising, as well as, my own life long studies and interests in the fine arts.
Photographers like ManRay, Alfred Stieglitz, and Alexander Rodchenko have had great influence on me, as well as painters like Wassily Kandinsky and Piet Mondrian.

During my life as a commercial photographer, I‘ve always had a feeling of wanting to pursue art as a career.
Now, I am living the change that I seek.

Artist Exhibitions



NYC Ad Agencies: Young & Rubicam, Grey Advertising, Ogilvy & Mathers 1985-89

Acute Café, Soho NYC, solo show, sponsored by Agfa-Gevaert, July 1984

Limelight, 660 Sixth Ave., NYC., solo exhibit of fantasy fashion images, Feb.18, 1985

Heartbreak Club, Varick, St., NYC, Solo show Fantasy Photography, Oct. 2 1985

Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Pittsburg Pa., 4 prints in group show, Nov. 1990

Salamgundi Club, 5th Ave NYC, 4 prints in each group show, June 1986, & 1990

FujiFilm, 4 blow-ups exhibited at PhotoPlus-Expo, Jacob Javits Center, NYC, Oct 2000

Learning Curve, Jacob.Javitts Toy Expo, 12 child blowups Jan. 2000

Woodstock Art Assoc.& Museum, group show, 2001

National Arts Club, group shows, New York, NY. 2002, '05,'06, '07 & '08

Mercedes Benz Gallery, Manhattan, 35 print solo show, July 2-31, 2003

May Gallery, at Webster University, St Louis MO, solo show Nov. 2004,
Sold to permanent art collection of Webster University

Noho NY: group show in and around lower Broadway, NYC, June 2007

NY Historical Society Museum, NYC, 4 prints: WTC disaster exhibit Aug 2006 –Jan2007
Second tower collapse series,

Avant Gallery, Miami FL. 16 photo exhibit of painted architecture Oct. 2009- Jan2010 also shown during Photo Miami ‘09, & Art Basel Miami ‘09, group show

Photographic Arts & Imaging, group show The National Arts Club, Manhattan December 2009

Museum of the City of New York: World tour retrospect exhibit of the Eero Saarinen’s life work
36 photographs are part of the TWA section Nov. 2009 to Jan 31,2010

Bank of America, Woodstock, NY branch, TWA design photos March, 2010

Oriel 9 Café, Woodstock, NY May 15-31, 2010

Salmagundi Club, Manhattan NY, Juried group Photography exhibit June 26, 2010

TWA exhibit at terminal <5 at JFK airport New York City 12 foot tall print of a
aerial view of the whole terminal building, group show October 2010

TWA exhibit <2 at Bank of America, Woodstock NY (2011 restored terminal) May 2011

New York Public Library, Upper east side of Manhattan 112 E 96th St
in July showed "Painted Abstract Archirecture", In August showing "Mirrored Architecture", In September '11 showing "TWA 2011 Restored"

Durst Building @ 1133 Ave of the Americas, Manhattan, entire lobby: April & May 2012

NYPublic Library, Morningside Hts 2900 Broadway, Broadway @ 113th St.
TWA The Genius of Eero Saarinen, May & June 2013
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Artist Publications



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Artist Collections



TWA archival photographs 2004-05; 47 8x10's
NY Historical Society, New York City, USA

Canadian Center for Architecture, Montreal Canada
61 8x10 archival & Vintage Expo'67 Man & His World photographs

Museum of the City of NY
36 TWA photos used in retrospect exhibit of Eero Saarinen Nov'09

TWA air terminal at JFK airport, permanent exhibit...

Artist Favorites