Meet the Benoits

Bryant Benoit, Visual Artist
​Joey Benoit, Gallery Manager

Visual Artist Bryant Benoit was born and raised in Lafayette, LA. He studied architecture at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. He entered the construction industry and worked as a commercial construction project superintendent for several years.
 
“I decided to explore my creativity in art.  My perception of my Culture is expressed through my work.  I tell stories of love, pain, family and spirituality.  My work is like music.  I feel the vibrations of the melody and relate its words to events that either happened or are happening in my life.  My art is vibrations of my thought perception on canvas.”
 
I found working within a collage helps me deliver the perception I’m conveying.  My perception of reality is found in the endless photography that is produced every day.  There is a real message in photos that speak to me subliminally. 
 
I love placing photos of feelings and energy into my work, as I paint the same energy.  Like two opposites saying the same message.  I combine the 2 forms and create my own perception of my culture, my life and my feelings."

The paintings he creates consist of many layers. He combines smaller images and layers of acrylic paint to capture the feelings and vibrations of his message.

His color palette reflects meaning and vibrations as well. He uses photos as visual words and allows the viewer to interpret their meaning through their own personal associations with them. Finally, the combination of all images and concepts in his acrylic work communicates the intention behind the creation of each piece.​