Publications

A CHANCE encounter with a stranger in a Nambour park has proven an unlikely recipe for success for a ...10/07/2012

»Artist's Statement
Painting is a spontaneous reaction that happens when the brain sends screwed up, creative messages t ...09/10/2010

»Salt Magazine: Leigh Robshaw
.... "Olivia Banks of Art Nuvo Buderim Gallery says Mel’s work is acclaimed because of his use of li ...01/07/2010

»Landscapes of Change: Sunshine Coast Daily
.... "Born in 1950 in South Africa, Mel Brigg was inspired by the times and his surrounds.‘South Afr ...16/05/2008

»An Artist's own Exodus: Sunshine Coast Daily: Jeff Lancaster
.... "Brigg’s work howls where other art whispers. Like all good art it tells a compelling story.And ...13/09/2007

»Lindy Van Niekerk Art Gallery
.... "This exceptionally self-taught artist was born in 1950. Mel Brigg started painting full time i ...01/01/2004

»Harnessing Technique to Paint Subjects with Meaning: Australian Artist
.... "As an artist, you have the ability to do more than just paint pretty pictures. Art is a power ...01/11/2001

»Broad picture of Murch: Weekend Art: Jill Stowell
.... "With Mel Brigg we are in another world. The figures he depicts in the landscape are not human ...29/04/2000

»Art Excellence: Gallery Guide
.... "Mel Brigg has become one of the most talked about artists of the 90's. His work is so versati ...26/07/1996

»Out of Africa: The Bulletin: Victoria Laurie
.... "Sydney-based immigration consultant Carolyn Ashmore (has just assisted) Mel Brigg - one of her ...05/12/1995

»Geographics: Mary MacKillop - A Tribute: Andrew Wilson
.... "In addition to reproducing your (Mary MacKillop) (sic) entry within the body of the catalogue, ...23/12/1994

»The University of New South Wales: David Barnes JP
.... "Mel Brigg is an artist and teacher who has established a substantial reputation both in South ...26/02/1993

»Mel Brigg to exhibit here: Newspaper article - Rustenburg
.... "Having experienced all facets of life from the lows to the exhilaration of success, its not su ...21/06/1991

»Mel Brigg's following is growing: Newspaper article South Africa
.... "As with many business ventures, art can sometimes be said to depend on success on the artist b ...05/12/1984

»Round Springs... with you: Newspaper article from South Africa
.... "Crowds attend art exhbition... a man was heard to gasp "If I'd known this artist (sic) was so ...18/07/1978

»Reminiscent of a less tortured Van Gogh: Newspaper article from South Africa
.... "Mel Brigg, a young South African artist whose bold and dramatic use of oils has been described ...30/06/1977