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Brendan O’Connell is an artist who divides his time between writing and painting, between figuration and abstraction. He uses color to portray the struggle of opposing forces, for instance, of gravity and transcendence. He often uses bold contrasts in an effort to create an expression of balance.

For the past five years he has been executing paintings about Wal-Mart, the quintessential American shopping experience. Presently he works out of a Connecticut barn.

Boyan - When I first saw the title 'Wal-mart Paintings' of Brendan's submission I was a little skeptical but was quickly turned after looking at the work. It has a good depth to it and to me, at least, the glitz of his bright colours is nicely subdued by the soft, slightly dark under layers. In a way it shows the reality under the shiny wrappers. See the rest of his work below

See more of his work: Brendan O'Connell