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Bryten Edward Goss (August 23, 1976 - October 26, 2006), a native Californian, was a self-taught contemporary American figurative painter. He began having exhibitions at the age of 17 years-old in Los Angeles.

His works include the Triumph of Death series, Alex on Pig, Two Women Riding Pigs, The Little Pope, and The Blind Leading the Blind. Goss painted celebrities such as Jennifer Smith, Soleil Moon Frye, Beth Riesgraf and Jason Lee. He exhibited in groups shows with artists including Gottfried Helnwein, Patrick Morrison and Miguel Arguello. In 2003 he participated in the Scope Art Fair, Los Angeles. Goss also directed the short films, 504 and Jack Rabbit.[1] His artistic influences were Caravaggio, Lucian Freud, Peter Bruegal, Alfred Kubin, Edgar Degas, Egon Shiele, Giacometti, Balthus, Spencer and according to the artist himself, his mother. Goss died unexpectantly of heart failure on October 26, 2006 [2] from a virus that attacked his heart. Memorial services were held in the gardens of Celebrity Centre in Hollywood, California, with nearly 600 people in attendance. Before his death Goss was involved with actress Alexandra Breckinridge. His sister is contemporary portrait photographer Shalon Goss.

Exhibitions

  • Bryten Goss Private Show Downtown LA Loft of Giovanni Ribisi, 1993
  • Private Shows hosted by Jason Lee, 1994-1995
  • Private Show hosted by Orbit Entertainment, 1996
  • Bryten Goss Details Magazine Exhibition, 1998
  • Bryten Goss InStyle Magazine Exhibition, 2001[3]
  • Group Show Downtown Independent Gallery, hosted by Danny Masterson, 2002
  • 811 Traction Street Exhibition, hosted by Danny Masterson, 2003
  • Scope Art Festival at Standard Hotel, downtown Los Angeles, 2003

Collections

Bryton Goss paintings are held in the collections of Nicolas Cage, Kevin Smith, Jason Lee ( who owns 21 paintings by Goss[4] Nick Nolte, Ben Foster, Stark Sands, Jordan Bromley, Ruth Vitale, Joey Pantoliano, Juliette Lewis, Nicole Solomon, Ethan Suplee, Winona Ryder, Giovanni Ribisi, Danny Masterson, Laura Prepon, Soleil Moon-Frye & Jason Goldberg, Gottfried & Renate Helnwein, Chris Masterson, Coby Jones, Jenna & Bodhi Elfman and others. Verified BGFA, August 2007. Nancy Cartwright has two pieces.[5]

Quotes

"If I was a shoemaker, would I go to a town where everybody had shoes or to a town where nobody was wearing them?"

"Art is about the work, I’d prefer you view my work instead of asking me my views about it."

“I really think analytical analysis of fine art should be left up to the “experts,” I’m just a painter.”

“As a painter you want to create inspiration and that comes from allowing people to add their own stories to the work.”

“Music is extremely important to me being that my work is mostly visual. I am listening to music about every minute of my day.”

The Bryten Goss Foundation for the Arts

“The Bryten Goss Foundation for the Arts focus is to support and preserve the legacy left behind by the influential young artist, Bryten Goss, and to encourage the broad recognition of his work through support of exhibitions, publications, a documentary, PR/Media, libraries, college tours, art history courses, the internet, and through the endowment of galleries at major museums around the world; ultimately this important groundwork will lead to the establishment of solo and group exhibitions and art scholarships in his name for future deserving young artists who excel in the fine arts of painting, etching, dry point and photography, thus contributing more life and beauty to this world." Source Reference taken from BGFA Mission Statement of July 2007. BGFA is a non-profit 501.C under the Congressional District Program.

References

  1. ^ [1]www.imdb.com
  2. ^ [2]
  3. ^ [3]Aston Kutcher at InStyle sponsored Exhibition
  4. ^ [4],Jason Lee: from mallrat to all that in no time flat - This Month's Cult Actor - Interview .
  5. ^ [5],Nancy Cartwright interview.

References

  • InStyle Magazine, September 2005 Issue, editor's note, portrait of the artist, Bryten Goss at exhibit of his paintings at L.A.'s Quixote Studios, hosted by In Style.
  • US Weekly, July 16, 20012, Issue 335
  • Elle Magazine, Goss Interview in Spotlight, January 2005
  • Los Angeles Times Calendar Section, Wed. July 11, 2001, by Liz Smith
  • Los Angeles Confidential Magazine, Nov/Dec 2004, Interview, Laura Prepon, shows Goss' painting "Tribecca"
  • Nylon Magazine, March 2005
  • Jane Magazine, Dish Section on Bryten Goss with actor, Jason Lee, August 2001
  • emmy magazine, Issue No. 3., 2005, mention by collector, Danny Masterson
  • Gladfly Online Magazine, Gladfly Productions, interview by By Jonathan Whitehead
  • Society Foundation Online "Artist of the Week - Bryten Goss - 15 Nov 03"
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