BJORK ART

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0 height="100%"><tr> <td valign="top" width=138 BGCOLOR="#000000" TEXT="#F7F7FF"> <div> <IMG SRC="17066e4a0.gif" border=0 width="110" height="74" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial Black" > </FONT></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://brentberryarts.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://brentberryarts.com"><U>HOME</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="http://brentberryarts.com/photography___photo_art.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://brentberryarts.com/photography___"><U>PHOTO ART</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="http://brentberryarts.com/repousse.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://brentberryarts.com/repousse.htm"><U>REPOUSSE</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.brentberryarts.com/_3c3.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.brentberryarts.com/_3c3.htm"><U>PRINTS & SERVICES</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="http://brentberryarts.com/t_shirts.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://brentberryarts.com/t_shirts.htm"><U>T SHIRTS</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id941.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Bjork Links"><U>BJORK </U></A><A HREF="id941.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Bjork Links"><U>LINKS</U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://brentberryarts.com/_311.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://brentberryarts.com/_311.htm"><U><IMG SRC="1754500d0.jpg" border=0 width="80" height="13" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="http://brentberryarts.com/id88.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://brentberryarts.com/id88.htm"><U><IMG SRC="1752780c0.jpg" border=0 width="120" height="12" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="18890e0e0.gif" border=0 width="14" height="14" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> </td> <td valign="top" BGCOLOR="#000000" TEXT="#F7F7FF" bgproperties="fixed" background="18b800c00dvldtc.jpg"> <bR> <div> <B>Bjork Art</B></div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="3" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="367" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#3399CC" BORDERCOLORDARK="#003366" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" BGCOLOR=#000000 > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 342 ><NOBR><bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="1598372a0.jpg" border=0 width="311" height="298" ALT="Bjork Art - Brent Berry Arts" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div>  </div> <bR> <div>    I'm no expert on Bjork and I don't have any Bjork photos or info to share.  I just added this page because I like her music and I made these things to express that.  I don't follow everything that's written about her because it's hard to tell what's true or not and some info on the web is too personal and distracting.  I want her music to be the main input for these images.   Music and art is what she's about so why not simply use her music for influence and inspiration!   I like her music a lot and I call the images on this page "Bjork Art"  (Bjork fan art).  I started doing these shortly after hearing Bjork's music for the first time.  I hope she won't mind me using the term Bjork art to describe what I've done here.  The true definition of Björk art would be Björk's music but it seemed like the perfect term to describe what I was doing at the time so that's what I started calling it.  Most of the first ones were not very creative but they were a way for me to get started at my art again for the first time in years. 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<TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="9" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="644" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 117 WIDTH="624"><div> Repoussé Bjork Art</div> <div>  Repoussé is the ancient art of embossing or pressing shapes into metal to create a design.  The design is drawn on a piece of metal and then a variety of tools are used to form different shape into the metal. Some shapes are hammered in and some are done with hand pressure and tools.  The design is worked into the metal from both sides a little at a time.  The metal is not forgiving so if a mistake is made it's usually permanent!   After the tool work is done I use volcanic pumice, acids and polish to finish the surface.  They take a while to do but it's worth it when they come out right, although they're never perfect.  </div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="553" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 198 ><NOBR><bR> <div> <A HREF="bjork_in_brass.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Bjork in Brass"><U><B><IMG SRC="1557b65f0.jpg" border=0 width="182" height="95" ALT="Brass Bjork 2004" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A></div> <div> Bjork in Brass</div> <bR> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="271"><div> <A HREF="brass_vegvisir_.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Brass Vegvisir"><U><IMG SRC="4bab3b20.jpg" border=0 width="179" height="178" ALT="Brass Vegvisir 2004" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> <div> Brass Vegvisir</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 274 WIDTH="271"><bR> <div> <A HREF="electric_kiss_.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Electric Kiss"><U><IMG SRC="4ffa5e30.jpg" border=0 width="165" height="227" ALT="Electric Kiss, Bjork Robots 2004" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> <div> Electric Kiss</div> <bR> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <A HREF="wind_in_my_sail_.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Wind in my sail"><U><IMG SRC="735c7840.jpg" border=0 width="199" height="132" ALT="Wind in my sail, Bjorks influence 2004" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> <bR> <div> Wind in my sail</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 226 WIDTH="271"><bR> <bR> <div> <A HREF="engraved_vegvisir_.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Engraved Vegvisir"><U><IMG SRC="83494b30.jpg" border=0 width="148" height="179" ALT="Viking compass 2004" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> <div> Engraved Vegvisir</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="271"><div> <A HREF="bjork_wind_in_her_hair.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Bjork, Wind in her hair"><U><B><IMG SRC="7ab99c70.jpg" border=0 width="153" height="199" ALT="Bjork - Wind in her hair 2004" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A></div> <div> Wind in her hair</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <A HREF="nordic_guidance_.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Nordic Guidance"><U><B><IMG SRC="1585ccc80.jpg" border=0 width="204" height="200" ALT="Nordic Guidance 2006" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A></div> <div> Nordic Guidance</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div>  <A NAME="_why_bjork_art__1"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFBF0" FACE="Arial" >Why Bjork art?  </FONT></div> <div> Until 2003 I had never heard of her and I probably wouldn't have ever accepted her music because it was too different from what I was programmed to like, but then during a time in my life when I was really down, along came Bjork with her music!   In 1996 I found myself trying to recover from a chemotherapy overdose that almost killed me and left me sick for years.  I'm so lucky to have great family and  friends in my life, my  wife and kids were all that kept me going through that awful time.   As time passed I was slowly getting better but something important was missing.  I hadn't done any artwork since 1996.  Doing art and making things used to come to me naturally.  I was feeling pretty down about it because I was stuck in an ugly depressing rut and even though I repeatedly tried to get inspired, it just wouldn't happen.  Doing art was something I had always enjoyed, I took pride in my work and doing it was rewarding to me.  My art was a part of my identity and a way to express myself but it meant so much more than that to me now.  Every day I lived with the fear of getting sick again and fading away, I could never seem to escape from these negative thoughts. I just couldn't relax long enough to think about painting, drawing or metal work. I know there are things worse than death but I have 2 wonderful kids and I couldn't stand the thought them not having a dad.  An endless cycle of dark emotions filled my head.  The stress it's self was not good for my recovery.  I knew it that if I could just do my artwork again it would take my mind away from all this for a while, it would reduce stress and help me to stay positive. I needed to stay positive to stay alive.  If I could just get my mind to escape from this dark cloud, it could actually help keep me alive!  I had been trying for such a long time but after about 6 years I had about given up.  Nothing in the world, not even my family could purge my mind of all these overwhelming thoughts. I felt the rest of my life would be spent like this and that end of my life was coming.</div> <bR> <div>   Then one night I saw Bjork on the TV.  Actually I was working on the computer and had my back to the tv which my daughter had left on after falling asleep on the couch so I wasn't really paying any attention at first.  Her music kept distracting me as I tried to ignore it and keep working but the sounds kept entering my brain and it could not be ignored!   I kept thinking, what the hell is that music!  I finally had to turn around and see who it was.  At first I couldn't decide whether I liked it or what but I was captivated by the sound, I had never heard anything even similar to this before. I had to keep watching and listening.  She was so different, distracting, curious,interesting, strange, alien to my ears but so original and this music just sounded so good to me!  I had to buy some of her music!   After watching and listening some more, I thought to myself, how could this music be so strange and so different than what I liked yet sound so good to me?  There were a lot of factors in her music that hit me all at once and over time.  Big things and little things. Her music was such a breath of fresh air, so full of new and different sounds and expressions.  A different world all in it's own. Bjork's music made me really restless, it distracted me from my problems and did it in such a nice way.  Her music pushed the negative thoughts out of my head and filled it with all this new music. Her music has a positive energy, a healing energy.  I was listening to it a lot and It purged my mind with an eclectic spectrum of satisfying sounds and emotions.  Bjork's music allowed my brain to take a break from all the bad stuff long enough to think more calmly and to focus on other things.  Her music made me think a lot about creativity and expressing thoughts, about trying new things, about taking chances, about just doing it!  For the first time in years I felt the urge to start doing artwork again.  Whenever I watched and listened to her, she made me feel ashamed of myself because I have hands, eyes and a brain but had not been using them for making art for so long.  At the same time, her music was giving me ideas for new things I wanted to make.   Artwork wasn't only something I wanted to do, I need to do it to stay alive and to be who I am!  I was so glad to be back at it that all the first things I made were related to Bjork and her music.  Some were just simple designs with variations of <A HREF="bjork_s_tattoo_.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Bjorks Tattoo"><U>Bjork's tattoo</U></A> but I was doing art again!  I didn't mean to get so carried away with all this Bjork art but I was so motivated and had to do something with the new energy and inspiration I had.  Now I'm back into doing art again including brass repousse.   Anyway, I believe music can heal and save lives.  I'm ok now but I believe things would have turned out very differently if I had never heard her music. </div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> Björk's Music</div> <div> If you've never heard Bjork's music,  you should!  No matter who you are, she is making music for you!  she makes music in so many different styles, all of them her own,  from wild and experimental to smooth and  mysterious to sweet and seductive!   You can find all her music, images, gigography, forums, news, shopping, info, links and more at  <A HREF="http://www.bjork.com/index.php" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.bjork.com/index.php"><U>Björk.com-unity</U></A>  Björk's official website in Reykjavik Iceland.  I'd recommend starting with her early music or the "Greatest hits" CD to get to know her a bit and then move forward.  Her music is always changing and her new releases are always a real surprise!  I find all of it interesting, artistic and out in front.  Even though I don't understand all of her music, I still like it because they're her creations.  I especially like the styles of her earlier music!  Unison, Isobel, Hidden Place, Pagan Poetry,  and "Come to me" are just some of my favorites. </div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="246" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 56 ><NOBR><div> <A HREF="bjork_s_tattoo_.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Bjorks Tattoo"><U><IMG SRC="176a32320.gif" border=0 width="50" height="50" ALT="Vegvisir" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><bR> <div> The Vegvisir (Viking Compass) </div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>  ___________________________________________________________________</B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B> July 2008</B>,  Not much new lately.  I recently watched a Bjork documentary that made me stop and think.  When I first started doing all this stuff back in 2004 I was so excited about her music and doing artwork again that I wasn't thinking of anything else.  As time past, I continued to listen to her music and kept making these things.  I did it without her permission and without consideration of other things.  I started making these things because her music inspired me but now I realize just how overboard I've gone.  I've always had a habit taking things to the extreme.  I still want to do art inspired by Björk but maybe I should stop using the term Bjork art.  I would never want this to have a negative effect in any way.   Her music effects people in different ways and in my case it's given inspiration and done good.  It has changed me in a way that will effect my art for the rest of my life.  I will do more pieces directly or indirectly by her influence but I don't have to mention it on every piece.   </div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B> ___________________________________________________________________</B></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="604" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 194 WIDTH="196"><div> <A HREF="http://www.brentberryarts.com/dancing_with_aurora_.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.brentberryarts.com/dancing_wi"><U><B><IMG SRC="188a66820.jpg" border=0 width="102" height="130" ALT="Dancing with Aurora" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A></div> <bR> <bR> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="196"><div> <A HREF="new_species.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="New Species"><U><IMG SRC="189166820.jpg" border=0 width="102" height="130" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="196"><div> <A HREF="red_dress.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Red Dress"><U><IMG SRC="189082820.jpg" border=0 width="130" height="130" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> <bR> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div> <B> ___________________________________________________________________</B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>June 2009</B>,  Still going through changes. Tired and too much to do.  I've completely stopped collecting old things and I'm now selling all of my collection.  I am also selling my 2 old cars I've had for over 25 years. I hate to let them go but it's getting hard for me to work on them and I need the money.  I'm following my heart but I don't know where it's taking me to.  Changes taking place in my country and the world are weighing on my mind too.  Many are out to condemn and destroy our freedom.  Common sense is being stepped on to make way for some new kind of thinking.  My children's future is becoming more unsure and dangerous. Many things on my mind but not many answers.  Still Bjork's music helps to guide me day to day.  I know that current events will surely influence my art now, there is no way around it.  I know some will not like my new work but I guess it doesn't matter as I can't seem to sell my art no matter what it is.  I do what my what comes from my heart and that's all my art will ever be. </div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B> ___________________________________________________________________</B></div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="451" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#336699" BORDERCOLORDARK="#333333" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 14 ><NOBR><div>  <A HREF="http://www.bjork.com/index.php" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.bjork.com/index.php"><U><IMG SRC="18b90a0a0.jpg" border=0 width="10" height="10" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A>                   <A HREF="about_bjork_s_influence_.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="About Bjorks Influence"><U><IMG SRC="18b90a0a0.jpg" border=0 width="10" height="10" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A>                    <A HREF="poems___songs_.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Poems Songs inspired by Bjork"><U><IMG SRC="18b90a0a0.jpg" border=0 width="10" height="10" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A>                   <A HREF="scientific_bjork_facts.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Scientific Bjork Facts"><U><IMG SRC="18b90a0a0.jpg" border=0 width="10" height="10" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A>                    <A HREF="http://www.cafepress.com/viking_art" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.cafepress.com/viking_art"><U><IMG SRC="18b90a0a0.jpg" border=0 width="10" height="10" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A>                   <A HREF="http://brentberryarts.com/artist_info/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://brentberryarts.com/artist_info/"><U><IMG SRC="18b90a0a0.jpg" border=0 width="10" height="10" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A>                   <A HREF="http://brentberryarts.com/hard_times_in_denver/index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://brentberryarts.com/hard_times_in_"><U><IMG SRC="18b90a0a0.jpg" border=0 width="10" height="10" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FFFBF0" FACE="Arial" ><B>VEGVISIR T-SHIRTS - </B></FONT><B>VIKING T SHIRTS</B><B> & MORE </B></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.cafepress.com/viking_art" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.cafepress.com/viking_art"><U><IMG SRC="17ba5f620.jpg" border=0 width="95" height="98" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A>          <A HREF="http://www.cafepress.com/viking_art" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.cafepress.com/viking_art"><U><IMG SRC="188569640.jpg" border=0 width="105" height="100" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> <bR> <div> With the help of cafepress I can offer some of my work on T-shirts.</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> All images on this website are copyrighted property of Brent Berry & brentberryarts.com 2004 - 08</div> <div> Please <A HREF="mailto:reikullyst@brentberryarts.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:reikullyst@brentberryarts.com"><U>ask</U></A> for permission before you <A HREF="http://brentberryarts.com/id863.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://brentberryarts.com/id863.htm"><U>use</U></A> my images. </div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="8826a160.jpg" border=0 width="618" height="22" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </td> </tr></table></body>