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In his first exhibition at Carter Burden Gallery, Greg Brown presents large-scale abstract renderings that utilize a subtractive method to create mark making by removing the ground material of faux fur in the exhibition Illusive Presence. The works are formed by shaving geometric, minimal lines and shapes and by adding materials such as acrylic paint and tile adhesive compound to stretched fake fur. Brown introduced faux fur into his painting while he worked as a scenic artist and set painter in Hollywood, California. There he had access to different types of decorative materials, which …