BRENT FOGT | Visual Artist

My paintings bring together different ways of representing space—perspective, maps, contour lines, and diagrams—and allow them to overlap, interfere, and gradually come apart.

The work develops through a process of construction, disruption, and reassembly. I establish visual structures—often grids, architectural frameworks, or contour lines—that are gradually interrupted by intersecting systems. Rather than resolving these tensions, I allow forms to remain provisional, delaying decisions until unexpected relationships begin to emerge. Meaning emerges as the paintings negotiate between order and uncertainty.

Walking is an important part of my practice. Moving through cities, mountains, and unfamiliar landscapes has heightened my awareness of the different ways we represent and understand space. These experiences continue to shape my painting practice, encouraging me to think of space as something continually formed through movement and encounter.