Stephen Brameld & Jay Staples

Since the rise of Romanticism in the 18th century, the idea of the inspired genius working alone undermined any notion of collaboration in the visual arts. Stephen Brameld & Jay Staples are WA-based artists practising in painting, sculpture and video who simultaneously work on the same artwork until they reach a point of mutual recognition. Their work provides the viewer with a range of new challenges, both to reorient their expectations about the experience of looking at art and also to expand their understanding of the creative process.