Grid Work

Using a grid when creating art has been a source of organization and definition for a number of visual artists. From Paul Klee and Jasper Johns to Ad Reinhardt and Chuck Close.

The grid found throughout Brady’s work began with his fascination with BLM Maps, dividing the country up into colored squares, each color determining what was there, who owned it, and who should not be there as well. From the daily grind of days passing on a calendar to the divisions in society, Brady finds a wide range of reasons to continue to explore the grid through various mediums.

“The structure of society, how we separate, exclude, and cordon off sections of the landscape, and zone areas for select individuals are evident in numbers. From zip and area codes to crime rates and property values, numbers define who we are and can’t be. They also represent time, lost time, days that have gone by and nights yet to be faced alone. The grid in which these numbers are organized, the boxes, and the zones which represent time is a structure to explore my themes. How do we break out from these boundaries, how is one marginalized by them, and how do they define us?”
- David Brady