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Gerald Cornelius Brown Jr

Des Moines, Iowa 50317
Polk County
Business Type:  Independent Creative
Education
Arts Instruction/Lessons
Cultural Education
Workshops / Demonstrations / Master Class
Visual
Cartooning/Graphic Novel
Illustration/Drawing
Mixed Media
Painting

My work explores mechanical integrity, power, and the visual language of custom culture. Rooted in the aesthetics of vintage, classic, and custom automotive design with a strong Los Angeles influence, I create paintings and illustrations that prioritize structure and surface. The focus is on the tension between high performance speed and the disciplined control required to capture it on canvas.

This rigor extends to vintage agricultural machinery. I see tractors and farm equipment as engineered forms shaped by wear, patina, and restoration. My study of agriculture is grounded in direct observation and technical precision, using camera and drone based studies to establish perspective and scale. I then reference these digital assets when creating imagery across a range of art mediums. These references translate into gallery ready works and installations that bridge raw machinery and fine art.

I am open to commissions, collaborations, and project based work with collectors, brands, and organizations seeking work grounded in mechanical accuracy, classic automotive aesthetics, and the energy of automotive and industrial culture.


Last Updated: April 3, 2026, expires: Oct. 03, 2027

Race: Black or African American, American Indian and Alaska Native

Ethnicity:

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The above pulls in each of the parents within the artist-discipline taxonomy , which is good, if I want to display them alone without their children.
Terms: Arts Instruction/Lessons
Terms: Cartooning/Graphic Novel
Terms: Cultural Education
Terms: Education
Terms: Illustration/Drawing
Terms: Mixed Media
Terms: Painting
Terms: Visual
Terms: Workshops / Demonstrations / Master Class

I need to probably display these like this:

Dance: Ballroom, General, Hip Hop, Jazz.

Design: General, Graphic

Will need to figure out how to return the sub categories (artist-discipline) for each parent individually and then loop through all parents assigned to the CPT (artist) being viewed.

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In this section I was able to successfully pull all sub categories that belongs to the 2 parents selected. This could be good if I was trying to show all possible choices under that parent, but what I really need is to pull just the selected ones back.
In this section I was able to successfully pull all sub categories that belongs to the 2 parents selected. This could be good if I was trying to show all possible choices under that parent, but what I really need is to pull just the selected ones back.

Artist Work

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