Jim Brook (b. 1995, Dewsbury, UK) is an artist based in West Yorkshire. He received his Master of Arts from Leeds Arts University in 2020, following the completion of his undergraduate studies at the same institution in 2018. Brook's interdisciplinary practice spans a variety of media, including the ready-made, sculpture, photography, and textiles, through which he critically engages with themes of masculinity, identity, class, home, and folk culture. Central to his work is a reflection on his personal lived experience, utilizing both object-based and conceptual methodologies to interrogate the complexities of these intersecting socio-cultural issues.
Brook's practice is deeply concerned with the exploration of identity within the context of working-class heritage, drawing on the symbolic and material associations of everyday objects and vernacular forms. Through this, he examines how these elements resonate within broader narratives of cultural memory, class structures, and the construction of masculinity. His work invites critical engagement with the ways in which personal history and collective experience shape notions of selfhood and belonging.
Jim Brook
(b. 1995, Dewsbury, UK)
Lives and works in Dewsbury, West Yorkshire
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