Nathan Brown
Originally from Los Angeles, Nathan relocated to Nashville when he
was 11 years old and endured a major culture shock. Embracing the
transition between cities through skateboarding, painting graffiti and
exploring new territories through traveling for skating as a sponsored
amateur, also motivated Nathan artistically. At 16 years old, Nathan
was a Journeys employee at the Hickory Hollow Mall location. In
the late 90s he drew inspiration from skateboarding travels, painting
graffiti, gradient color palettes in nature, city life and structural lines
in architecture, which he eventually transitioned into the studio and
on buildings across the United States and Europe.
Having now produced over 70 large scale commissioned murals for
both communities around the country, as well as for brands such as
Red Bull, Wrangler, Patagonia, Top Golf, WeWork, Google, Spotify
and more, the goal has always been the same since day one, to bring
people, places and communities together through public visual art,
transforming and creating new spaces where there were none before.
He primarily paints large scale public art on the streets, as well as
indoor private commissions. He is currently based in Chattanooga,
Tennessee.
ARTIST STATEMENT
This word collage represents all things Journeys, from their roots in
skateboarding, to music, lifestyle and brand values.
I took a stack of words and phrases provided to me by the team
and freestyled this piece, building on each word, connecting them
with other words and phrases, that play off of each in meaning
and stylistically. Culminating into a piece that’s fun, playful and
meaningful, where you’ll see something different each time you pass.
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