Uknowme Browne James Brown

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Uknowme Browne-James Brown
When I first began thinking of doing serious art
back in the 1970s, I was influenced by
two German artists, Christian Kowalewsky and Max
Ackermann, one of whom I knew personally in
Berlin. Their forms and colors spoke to me.
Since then, color and form is important to me,
especially When it can occur in three
dimensional objects like macramé, coiling and
ceramics. Working with my hands. Lets me feel
the art while I envision the colors and the form
together. Working with several different mediums
gives me the power to express what I like to do,
work with my hands. When people view my work,
they have the opportunity to experience color in
abstraction I relation to the reality it
represents. I do however, like to mimic the
aesthetics of ancient arts and cultures.
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Background

• Born February 23, 1953 and raised in San Antonio,
  Texas, Uknowme Browne-James Brown spent
  twenty-four years in Berlin, Germany, while
  serving in the military. During his tour of duty
  he was accepted by the American Art Guild and
  taught macramé as an instructor in the Art
  Guilds Art Against Drugs Program at the U.S
  Army Hospital Berlin Rehabilitation Center.
• Macramé is always his first love when it comes to
  art, creating beautiful lamps, plant hangers, and
  wall tapestries. After returning to the United
  States in 1998, he began to introduce himself to
  a second love, water color and oil pastel
  drawings. The passion for his new found love is
  evident in his wonderful abstracts with vibrant
  colors and imaginative expressions that tell a
  story about a time in his life. His works are
  complimented by all who love and appreciate his
  endeavors.
• He has studied at the San Antonio College, Texas
• University of Maryland-Berlin Campus
• Currently studying art at Front Range Community
  College, Longmont
• Attending University of Colorado in Spring of
  2007

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Shows and Accomplishments

• Military Service
• 1973-1981 U.S Army highest rank achieved-Staff
  Sergeant
• USASG JSA Korea, Old Guard, 101st Airborne
  Division, Berlin Brigade, Germany
• Taught Arts Crafts (1978-1981)
  
• U.S. Army Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Center,
  Berlin, Germany
• McNair Craft shop-U.S. Army Berlin
• Group Exhibitions
• 1980 A Tapestry of Art Amerika Haus
  Berlin-American Art Guild
• 1980 Rathaus Neukoelln Berlin-American Art Guild
• 1980 U.S. Army Hospital Berlin-American Art Guild
• 1982 Harnack House Nerlin-American Art Guild
• 1990 Curated the Ming-Project (charity
  exhibition) Berlin, Germany
• Solo Exhibitions
• 2000 On the Hill-Boulder, Colorado
• 2002 Home Art Show-Boulder, Colorado
• 2003 The Brewing Market-Boulder, Colorado
• 2003 Home Art Show-Boulder, Colorado
• May 2004 Silent Auction-Rhumba
• Aug. 2004 Home Art Show

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Water Street 2003 Oil pastels 18x24
Water Street 2003 Oil pastels 18x24
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Evolution of Two 2003 Oil pastels 18x24
Evolution of Two 2003 Oil pastels 18x24
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Lethal Injection 2004 Oil pastels 18x24
Deeply Disturbed 2004 Oil pastels 18x24
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Angels Who Dont Play Fair 2003 Oil pastels 18x24
Mummy from Peru 2004 Oil pastels 18x24
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Lakota Life 2004 Oil pastels 24x30
Escape from the City 2004 Oil pastels 24x30
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Peyote 2002 Oil pastels 18x24
Watch Tower 2003 Oil pastels 18x24
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Macramé
2003 Rainmaker 11x5
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Save the Turtle 2001 24
Hebrew Medicine Man 2001 24
2000 Buffalo Soldier 7x3
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• Ceramics

Industrial Revolution
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Contact Information

• Uknowme Browne-James Brown
• 2036 Canyon Blvd.
• 32A
• Boulder, CO 80302
• 303.998.0672