brian thoreen

 

interview

by OLIVIER ZAHM and ALEPH MOLINARI

portrait by JESÚS SOTO FUENTES

 

Deliberately blurring the boundaries between art and design, the Los Angeles–born artist — now based in Mexico — gives abstract form to the inner strength and energy of natural materials such as stone, copper, wax, marble, and paper. His work reveals how matter itself can speak, uncovering a silent narrative within each element.

 

OLIVIER ZAHM — This issue is a great opportunity to talk about your work, which we’ve wanted to do for a long time. We want to reactivate the analog experience because people seem lost and even confused by the digitalization of everything, including the art experience — they’re looking at art shows online instead of going to a gallery or museum. So, a designer like yourself, whose work is…