DANVIC BRIONES
Conceptual Mixed Media
Delta, Canada

Briones is a Vancouver-based mixed-media artist and expressive arts therapist. His first artwork was an elephant, which he copied from his favourite uncle’s drawing. During the course of his Fine Arts studies at university, he was introduced to printmaking (collagraphy) and this became the cornerstone of his art.

Danvic’s art focuses on his memories from childhood, incorporating nature and cultures from Canada and the Philippines. He also focuses on the Vancouver landscape, portraits of people, animals, the depiction of events and everyday life, and almost always giving a glimpse of his Filipino heritage.

Danvic has participated in group exhibitions around BC and in other parts of Canada. Most recently, his works were shown in How Green is Your Muse at the Surrey Art Gallery, In My Own Voice at Il Museo Italian Cultural Centre in Vancouver, and Essence at the Philippine Embassy in Ottawa. Among his solo exhibitions include Lakbay, which was held at Richmond Public Library in 2014, and Emoticons which was staged at the San Diego Centre for the Moving Arts in the US in 2003.

His style and technique continuously evolve. He carves and engraves recycled wood to make a bas-relief and paints the resulting image with very subdued colours – the deepest red, mossy green, and maroon that borders on a darker hue. He highlights his subject using the brightest yellow and treats the canvas with varnish, letting the wood absorb the colours. Once the varnish has dried, he applies dark oil paint and gradually removes it, stroke by careful stroke, thus giving it a sepia look, and making the carved lines bolder. He then softens certain elements using a variety of brushes and techniques.

What do collectors love about Danvic’s breathtaking masterpieces?
-The carved and engraved subjects on the recycled wood make his artwork stand out
-The details, colours and texture of his masterpieces are fascinating to look at and to contemplate on
-You’d be mesmerized with how he combines all his style and techniques such as recycled wood, oil, acrylic, and varnish in playful themes.