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'the art sold at some galleries in the high thousands didn’t come near the 'unframed' exhibition as art. The high end bought by investors with money to burn might make a space look funky for cocktails on the 16th floor, but the art in this show brought us to our knees.'
Terry Summers - Brisbane sculptor & artist.
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'The unmistakably unusual element in John's work is the labelling. Each label includes the name of the work, the word 'Possibilities' & a number of key words that John chose to represent some aspect of the work's theme so that the​ viewer has the opportunity to explore the works as stories of possibility.'
Peter Breen - Director 'Jugglers' Inc.
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'It was a privilege to attend the opening of your exhibition and what a wonderful event it was. Your work is evocative and powerful with a haunting quality that penetrates beyond perception.'
Pat Swell - Executive Officer Access Arts Inc.
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'Access Arts considers Mr Briggs to be one of the most interesting & exciting visual artists working in Brisbane. He's an active & committed member of the Access Arts Artistspace group. His work extends to graphic design & he supports other artists with disability through working as professional mentor.'
Zane Trow - PDC Access Arts.
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Starting to exhibit his art in the 1990's; John digressed, studied graphic design & spent 19 years creating graphic design & advertising in England & Australia. After 10 years jointly running an Australian graphic design agency; he went back to being a conduit for ideas, possibilities & the messages that they convey. Five exhibitions later & after respite from MS medical treatment he's back, again!
Alison Macedo - Colourist.
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'John Briggs has a ticking clock going on inside his body that is louder than mine. But who knows. As an MS sufferer with increasing immobility and pain issues, the challenge is how to make it to the next chair, not the next Bali holiday. John has found art as the story telling medium for his journey out of a successful graphic design business with high roller clients into a world of new 'unframed' possibility – the name of his show at Jugglers Art Space on Feb 15. Sponsored by Access Arts, the MS Society of Qld and SWARA, John’s pastel works are strongly evocative with viewers held and moved by the emotion released.'
Peter Breen - Director 'Jugglers' Inc.
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