Meet Brea Peck

Today we’d like to introduce you to Brea Peck.

Brea, can you briefly walk us through your story – how you started and how you got to where you are today.
I have always been interested in creativity and art, but it had been set in my peripheral until fairly recently. I was scouted by a model agent around the age of fourteen and within a couple of years, I left my hometown in Cedar Rapids, Iowa and was living and working in large cities in Asia, New York, and Europe. Modeling brought me out to California where actually this is my tenth year living in Los Angeles. A few years ago, I began taking classes at Santa Monica College which revived my interest in art-making. I dabbled in every kind of art class there and met many amazing students and teachers who have encouraged and inspired me to continue art-making. I transferred to UCLA last year to study art and will be graduating this spring.

Overall, has it been relatively smooth? If not, what were some of the struggles along the way?
I think every journey has its struggles and it’s how we overcome these struggles that is most inspiring. For me, I had a long detour. My fifteen years of career as a model has been a huge learning experience. I am grateful for the experience and it has completely opened my eyes to different worlds. That being said, there are many issues in the fashion, beauty and advertising world that I felt friction with for many years. This opposition definitely inspires much of my artwork.

Please tell us more about your art.
I definitely don’t hold myself to one type of medium. I feel inspired to work in whatever medium is suitable for the concept I’m pursuing. Up until now, I’ve worked in paint (oil, watercolor, gouache), photography, video, sculpture, drawing, ceramics and most recently tattooing. I’m interested in place and how we as a society operate in these places. I’m interested in nature and natural systems and how we can learn these “worlds”. Further, I’m inspired by cities and the wear and tear from our movements. At a smaller scale, I enjoy going to thrift stores and estate sales to find objects of curiosity. The passion of collecting these objects inspired a vintage store I had a few years back in Venice with my good friend Lindsey Hufnagel. The wabi-sabi aesthetic intrigues me, as well as other types of aesthetics that may be outside dominating narratives.

What is “success” or “successful” for you?
That’s a great question and a little hard for me to define. I feel most successful when I’m able to carry out an idea and have it materialize in whatever form it comes out in. Thinking in a viewer’s perspective, I feel moved by different artworks, and if I can make at least one person feel that way-I feel, I succeeded. Connection is very important to me, especially in the climate we are in right now.

Contact Info:

• Website: www.brealabrea.com
• Email: brealabrea@gmail.com
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brealabrea/
• Other: https://vimeo.com/user16169505

Image Credit:
Will Adler

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