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A small round red map of Austin in Bonifacio’s signature style -
A gang of stray cats painted over pieces of salvaged wood and wallpaper -
“I’ve been trying to make these ladybugs a thing, but no one seems to respond to them.” -
Using pieces of tracing paper as moveable components, Briar Bonifacio begins the work of painting an element. -
On a mural meant as a portrait of Houston, Bonifacio paints the last letters of Hermann Park. -
Bonifacio’s signature faces are simple additions to any number of images/surfaces. -
Gold bumper-to-bumper on I-10 -
Bonifacio uses pieces of paper with drawn and printed images as a starting point for his large drawing collages. -
Bonifacio’s art is populated with a menagerie of recurring characters, such as the “lady” bug. -
Bonifacio’s art is populated with a menagerie of recurring characters, such as the “lady” bug. -
A party tray is reused as a palette. -
A miniature version of the Austin Art Board that graces the Sixth street exit of I-35, featuring some of Bonifacio’s recurring characters. -
A precious relic -
Oftentimes sly appropriations, Bonifacio’s hand-drawn and cobbled-together aesthetic is a playful rejoinder to serious visual codes like coats-of-arms. -
A note from Olive -
Some of Bonifacio’s imagery has serious connotation, such as this police-dog shadow puppet – a vicious creature in a playful form. -
A glitter-coated dragon on a dividing screen -
Bonifacio recently reorganized his apartment, putting his bedroom and studio in the living room. -
The large work surface allows Bonifacio to work on several projects at once. -
Artist Briar Bonifacio amongst the “Boo Bonnets” -
Artist Briar Bonifacio working on a mural about Houston -
One of Bonifacio’s childhood drawings looks right at home in his current aesthetic. “It’s a tree holding a tree, isn’t that great?” -
Bonifacio points to a picture of his father, in a collage of family photos and drawn addenda.
Studio Visit: Briar Bonifacio
