Brilliant’s outdoor sculpture work includes large-scale woven steel structures, fortune interventions in parks and plazas, and site-specific responses to civic spaces. These projects maintain his signature concerns—repetition, labor, consumer culture, text-based communication—but reimagine them for permanence and public engagement.
"Woven Structure" (2013), a permanent commission in North Charleston, translates his coffee stirrer weaving technique into welded steel, creating a massive sculptural form that echoes basketry traditions while reading as contemporary minimalism. His "Field of Good Fortune" (2011) at the Columbia Museum of Art scattered supersized fortune cookie messages across the museum lawn, turning outdoor space into an unpredictable game of accidental prophecy. His "Campaign of Good Fortune" (2013) inserted fortune messages into public space during municipal elections in Grand Rapids, Raleigh, and other cities—a pointed, funny commentary on political messaging and civic hope.
Outdoor work allows Brilliant to reach audiences beyond gallery walls and to test his materials and methods against weather, time, and public interaction.
Space Requirements
any
Project Investment Range
$35,000-$50,000+
Can include all artist fees, materials and fabrication, travel and lodging (contiguous US) , transportation of work, installation labor, artist lecture or workshop
These projects can be adapted to specific institutional contexts, budgets, and timelines. For inquiries, space planning, or to request a detailed proposal, contact Anna Rooney Thorp (anna@studiothorp.com)
Full portfolio at jonathanbrilliant.com
