Clockwise from Bottom Right: Remember Me, The Fragile Mind-In Case of Emergency Break Glass, Let's Just See What Tomorrow Brings, Taking Flight, Peace Love Dream, Fruit for Thoughts, Stop and Smell the Flowers, Beautiful Mind, Brain Project, Nathan Philli
Excerpt from brainproject.ca:
Remember Me
This piece was inspired by a CBC interview with Jann Arden who spoke about her mother (before she passed away) who was suffering from Alzheimer’s. She asked her mother if she would forget her and her mother replied: “My mind might but my heart won’t.” From that interview, Bernice came up with the idea of creating “Remember Me” to resemble a “Love Heart” candy to evoke memories, nostalgia, familiarity, sentimentality, a little humour, some fun and most of all, lots of love.
The Fragile Mind: In Case of Emergency Break Glass
The design is a geometric pattern that is derived from deep within Dave’s mind. Each design is created intuitively and is based on the mandala pattern that begins at the centre of the drawing. Each drawing is based on the moment it is made and allows for the artist’s own innate creative style to emerge in the process. He doesn’t know in advance how each drawing will turn out and every viewer sees something different.
Let’s Just See What Tomorrow Brings
Tony’s piece is about staying optimistic about advances in brain health and science. He uses a grizzly bear to represent Gord Downie as a symbol of courage – something Downie exuded, especially when facing his brain cancer diagnosis and continuing to tour and speak about issues close to his heart. Staying optimistic and being courageous in the face of adversity are just two of the virtues the artist learned from Downie and tries to practise daily. The autumn leaves are a metaphor for the cycles in life we go through, constantly changing both physically and spiritually.
Taking Flight
Taking Flight is an exploration of the inner journey of consciousness, the clair senses and human intuition. It is composed of porcelain, glazes, 24k gold lustre and gold leaf.
Peace Love Dream
There’s a powerful connection between words and feelings. It’s like they pass through a synapse from the brain to the heart: Share Food. Play Music. Spark Joy. Fusion of Ideas. Diversity by Nature. Grab Life. Don’t Let Go…
Peace. Love. Dream.
Fruit for Thought
This design is inspired by the fruits we eat that nourish our brain where sweet memories reside.
There’s comfort in nostalgia, but remembering a time, place or person can also inspire us to create moments worth remembering today, tomorrow and many more years to come.
Stop and Smell the Flowers
The concept behind this brain is the idea of stopping to enjoy the small things in life, the ones we take for granted. Many of us take the simple things for granted - things like having a healthy brain that allows us to enjoy these moments. So "Stop and smell the flowers."
Beautiful Mind
Internationally-recognized artist Romero Britto paints in vibrant, bold and colourful patterns to reflect his optimistic view of the world around him. His work has been exhibited in galleries and museums in over 100 countries. "A Beautiful Mind" showcases the inspired brain – full of colour and sparkle – with love radiating from the central focal point.
Clockwise from Bottom Right: Remember Me, The Fragile Mind-In Case of Emergency Break Glass, Let's Just See What Tomorrow Brings, Taking Flight, Peace Love Dream, Fruit for Thoughts, Stop and Smell the Flowers, Beautiful Mind, Brain Project, Nathan Philli
Excerpt from brainproject.ca:
Remember Me
This piece was inspired by a CBC interview with Jann Arden who spoke about her mother (before she passed away) who was suffering from Alzheimer’s. She asked her mother if she would forget her and her mother replied: “My mind might but my heart won’t.” From that interview, Bernice came up with the idea of creating “Remember Me” to resemble a “Love Heart” candy to evoke memories, nostalgia, familiarity, sentimentality, a little humour, some fun and most of all, lots of love.
The Fragile Mind: In Case of Emergency Break Glass
The design is a geometric pattern that is derived from deep within Dave’s mind. Each design is created intuitively and is based on the mandala pattern that begins at the centre of the drawing. Each drawing is based on the moment it is made and allows for the artist’s own innate creative style to emerge in the process. He doesn’t know in advance how each drawing will turn out and every viewer sees something different.
Let’s Just See What Tomorrow Brings
Tony’s piece is about staying optimistic about advances in brain health and science. He uses a grizzly bear to represent Gord Downie as a symbol of courage – something Downie exuded, especially when facing his brain cancer diagnosis and continuing to tour and speak about issues close to his heart. Staying optimistic and being courageous in the face of adversity are just two of the virtues the artist learned from Downie and tries to practise daily. The autumn leaves are a metaphor for the cycles in life we go through, constantly changing both physically and spiritually.
Taking Flight
Taking Flight is an exploration of the inner journey of consciousness, the clair senses and human intuition. It is composed of porcelain, glazes, 24k gold lustre and gold leaf.
Peace Love Dream
There’s a powerful connection between words and feelings. It’s like they pass through a synapse from the brain to the heart: Share Food. Play Music. Spark Joy. Fusion of Ideas. Diversity by Nature. Grab Life. Don’t Let Go…
Peace. Love. Dream.
Fruit for Thought
This design is inspired by the fruits we eat that nourish our brain where sweet memories reside.
There’s comfort in nostalgia, but remembering a time, place or person can also inspire us to create moments worth remembering today, tomorrow and many more years to come.
Stop and Smell the Flowers
The concept behind this brain is the idea of stopping to enjoy the small things in life, the ones we take for granted. Many of us take the simple things for granted - things like having a healthy brain that allows us to enjoy these moments. So "Stop and smell the flowers."
Beautiful Mind
Internationally-recognized artist Romero Britto paints in vibrant, bold and colourful patterns to reflect his optimistic view of the world around him. His work has been exhibited in galleries and museums in over 100 countries. "A Beautiful Mind" showcases the inspired brain – full of colour and sparkle – with love radiating from the central focal point.