Trevor Brown
Encyclopedia
Trevor Brown is an English
artist from London
presently living in Japan
whose work explores paraphilia
s, such as pedophilia
, BDSM
, and other fetish
themes. Innocence, violence and Japanese popular culture
all collide in Brown's art.
Early features on Trevor Brown's art appeared in Adam Parfrey
's Apocalypse Culture II, and in Jim Goad
's ANSWER Me!
zine. Since then his interviews and art have been featured in numerous publications worldwide, most recently on the cover of Gothic & Lolita Bible in Japan. His work also appears on a variety of book and record covers. He has illustrated for Coup de Grace an edition of Friedrich Nietzsche
's Der Antichrist. Brown has also had several books of his art published.
Brown was involved in a copyright controversy with the electronic band Crystal Castles
, who had begun using Brown's work in 2006 on merchandise without the artist's permission. A financial settlement was reached in 2008.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
artist from London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
presently living in Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
whose work explores paraphilia
Paraphilia
Paraphilia is a biomedical term used to describe sexual arousal to objects, situations, or individuals that are not part of normative stimulation and that may cause distress or serious problems for the paraphiliac or persons associated with him or her...
s, such as pedophilia
Pedophilia
As a medical diagnosis, pedophilia is defined as a psychiatric disorder in adults or late adolescents typically characterized by a primary or exclusive sexual interest in prepubescent children...
, BDSM
BDSM
BDSM is an erotic preference and a form of sexual expression involving the consensual use of restraint, intense sensory stimulation, and fantasy power role-play. The compound acronym BDSM is derived from the terms bondage and discipline , dominance and submission , and sadism and masochism...
, and other fetish
Sexual fetishism
Sexual fetishism, or erotic fetishism, is the sexual arousal a person receives from a physical object, or from a specific situation. The object or situation of interest is called the fetish, the person a fetishist who has a fetish for that object/situation. Sexual fetishism may be regarded, e.g...
themes. Innocence, violence and Japanese popular culture
Japanese popular culture
Japanese popular culture not only reflects the attitudes and concerns of the present but also provides a link to the past. Japanese cinema, cuisine, television programs, manga, and music all developed from older artistic and literary traditions, and many of their themes and styles of presentation...
all collide in Brown's art.
Early features on Trevor Brown's art appeared in Adam Parfrey
Adam Parfrey
Adam Parfrey is an American journalist, editor, and the publisher of Feral House books, whose work in all three capacities frequently centers on unusual, extreme, or "forbidden" areas of knowledge.-Life:...
's Apocalypse Culture II, and in Jim Goad
Jim Goad
Jim Goad is an American author and publisher. Goad co-authored and published the cult zine ANSWER Me! and The Redneck Manifesto. Known for his controversial political and socially charged viewpoints, Goad's work has been described as "compelling", "brutally honest" and "original" by author Chuck...
's ANSWER Me!
ANSWER Me!
ANSWER Me! is a discontinued magazine which was edited by Jim and Debbie Goad and published between 1991 and 1994. Extremely misanthropic in its editorial content, it focused on the social pathologies of interest to the Los Angeles–based couple. The magazine was a major source of inspiration for...
zine. Since then his interviews and art have been featured in numerous publications worldwide, most recently on the cover of Gothic & Lolita Bible in Japan. His work also appears on a variety of book and record covers. He has illustrated for Coup de Grace an edition of Friedrich Nietzsche
Friedrich Nietzsche
Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche was a 19th-century German philosopher, poet, composer and classical philologist...
's Der Antichrist. Brown has also had several books of his art published.
Brown was involved in a copyright controversy with the electronic band Crystal Castles
Crystal Castles (band)
Crystal Castles are an experimental electronic band from Toronto, Ontario, Canada, consisting of producer Ethan Kath and lyricist and vocalist Alice Glass. Crystal Castles are known for their chaotic live shows and their lo-fi home productions. The duo released many limited EPs between 2006 and...
, who had begun using Brown's work in 2006 on merchandise without the artist's permission. A financial settlement was reached in 2008.
Publications
- Evil (1996)
- Forbidden Fruit (1997)
- My Alphabet (1999)
- Temple of Blasphemy (1999)
- Medical Fun (2001)
- Li'l Miss Sticky Kiss (2004)
- Rubber Doll (2007)
- Trevor Brown's Alice (2010)
Exhibitions
- 1995 "Evil", NG Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
- 1996 "Doll Hospital", Keibunsha Art Box, Kyoto, Japan
- 1996 "Evil Twin", NG Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
- 1997 "Japabon", Taco-che, Tokyo, Japan
- 1997 "Forbidden Fruit", Azzlo Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
- 1998 "Trevor Brown and Toshio Saeki", Merry Karnowski Gallery, Los Angeles
- 1999 "My Alphabet", Merry Karnowski Gallery, Los Angeles
- 2001 "Sexy Nurse", Taco-che, Tokyo, Japan
- 2001 "Rope, Rapture and Bloodshed" (with Antoine Bernhart), Mondo Bizzarro Gallery, Bologna, Italy
- 2001 "Medical Fun", Span Art Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
- 2002 "New World" (with Keiti Ota), Merry Karnowski Gallery, Los Angeles
- 2003 "Retrospective", Mondo Bizzarro Gallery, Bologna, Italy
- 2004 "Valentine Fair", Taco-che, Tokyo, Japan
- 2004 "Li'l Miss Sticky Kiss", Gallery Le Deco, Tokyo, Japan
- 2005 "Sakura", Taco-che, Tokyo, Japan
- 2007 "Rubber Doll", Gallery Le Deco, Tokyo, Japan
- 2007 "Rubber Doll", Subterraneans, Osaka, Japan
- 2007 "Babies Exhibition", Taco-che, Tokyo, Japan
- 2010 "Time of Alice" (with Yuriko Yamayoshi), Bunkamura Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
A selection of album and single covers
- Crystal Castles - Alice Practice
- DeicideDeicide (band)Deicide is an American death metal band formed in 1987. Their first two albums, Deicide and Legion, are ranked second and third place in best-selling death metal albums of the SoundScan era.-As Amon/Carnage :...
- Once Upon the Cross - Urbangarde - Syojo Ha Nido Shinu (Girls Only Live Twice)
- Venetian SnaresVenetian SnaresVenetian Snares is the main performing alias of Canadian electronic musician Aaron Funk .From Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, Funk is known for making electronic music often in odd numbered time signatures...
- Horse and GoatHorse and GoatHorse and Goat is a 2004 Glitchcore EP by Venetian Snares.The cover, by artist Trevor Brown, is so explicit that two North American manufacturers refused to print it... - Venetian Snares - Find CandaceFind CandaceFind Candace is a 2003 breakcore album by Venetian Snares. The album was considered a continuation of his previously-released album Doll Doll Doll, from which both the original "Befriend A Childkiller" and "Dolleater" were taken....
- Venetian Snares - Winter in the Belly of a SnakeWinter In The Belly Of A SnakeWinter in the Belly of a Snake is a 2002 album by Canadian breakcore artist Venetian Snares, released on Planet Mu.The album is generally categorised as glitchcore or breakcore due to the complicated drum patterns, often consisting of only short "clicks and cuts" and resonant squeaks, squelches,...
- Venetian Snares - Doll Doll DollDoll Doll DollDoll Doll Doll is a 2001 album by breakcore artist Venetian Snares. The album is extremely dark, themed largely around the murder of children...
- Eyelicker Compilation
- Noise/Girl - Darkroom
- Noise/Girl - Discopathology
- Despair - Beautiful Japanese Sight
- John ZornJohn ZornJohn Zorn is an American avant-garde composer, arranger, record producer, saxophonist and multi-instrumentalist. Zorn is a prolific artist: he has hundreds of album credits as performer, composer, or producer...
- The Gift - Hoppy Kamiyama - ESP
- Dead Pop Stars - DPS
- Extreme Music From Africa Compilation
- WhitehouseWhitehouseWhitehouse may refer to:People:* Ben Whitehouse, British Landscape painter* Frederick William Whitehouse, , an Australian geologist* Mary Whitehouse, , British christian morality campaigner* Morris H...
- Just Like a Cunt - Whitehouse - Quality Time
- Whitehouse - Another Crack of the White Whip
- The Sadist - Last Live 1990
- Come Again II Compilation
- CoilCoilA coil is a series of loops. A coiled coil is a structure in which the coil itself is in turn also looping.-Electromagnetic coils:An electromagnetic coil is formed when a conductor is wound around a core or form to create an inductor or electromagnet...
- Hellraiser Themes - JarboeJarboeJarboe is an American singer, songwriter, and keyboardist.Jarboe is a solo artist who came to prominence in the mid-1980s with the New York City based group Swans. With founder Michael Gira, the duo was the core of Swans until the group broke up in 1998...
- Beast - GG AllinGG AllinKevin Michael "GG" Allin was an American punk rock singer-songwriter, who performed and recorded with many groups during his career. GG Allin is perhaps best remembered for his notorious live performances, which often featured transgressive acts, including coprophagia, self-mutilation, and...
- Watch Me Kill