Hello, my name is Briah Gober.
Hello, my name is Briah Gober.
I am a multi media artist that primarily uses acrylic paint and different pouring techniques to cover “odd” objects such as doors, skates, tvs, canvases and more in paint. I am the owner of a small company called Lovely Intoxication.
I am a multi media artist that primarily uses acrylic paint and different pouring techniques to cover “odd” objects such as doors, skates, tvs, canvases and more in paint. I am the owner of a small company called Lovely Intoxication.
Lovely Intoxication is a lifestyle brand that represents an oxymoron, and it actually has a positive meaning! If you look up "intoxication" in the dictionary, it most likely mentions some type of drug/alcohol or substance abuse but I think of the definition of "intoxication" as more of an overwhelming feeling and it really has nothing to do with the vice itself and it is not always necessarily a bad thing. I think you can be overwhelmed or "intoxicated" with just about anything. An environment, a conversation, a sip of water and lastly love itself can be overwhelming or "intoxicating". Lovely Intoxication is all about intoxicating things with love and that's my goal in all that I create.
My art ranges from abstract acrylic pours to realistic oil paintings. I’m a creative at heart so I also dabble in various mediums such as instant photography using Polaroids and point and shoot. Along with a small background in sewing and screen printing.I create my art by first observing the world around me. I’m inspired by colors and shapes and environments. I often take polaroid photos of my surroundings or the people in my life and they often become apart of my art. As for the abstract fluid pouring paintings, the only thing I truly contribute is a color scheme. The colors I use shape everything that comes after that. The process of abstract painting is truly just that. I have no preconceived idea of what it might look like or how it might make me feel, I just create. It’s very intentional and in the moment, I just create until I feel as though it’s finished. I also use a pouring method I like to call “recycling the paint”. When using canvas I will cover the largest canvas I have in paint and once it’s time to pour, I will pour it onto another canvas to then start another piece while wasting the least amount of paint as possible.