Partially paralyzed ArtPrize artist visits children hospital with his sister to play music, talk about art and have a little fun
ArtPrize artist Brian Delozier and his sister, Lindsey, visited Spectrum Health Helen DeVos Children's Hospital to play music and talk about art. (Chris Clark | Spectrum Health Beat)
Brian plays harmonica as he and Lindsey entertain the Balk Cafe crowd. (Chris Clark | Spectrum Health Beat)
Several of Brian's pieces are displayed. The technique he uses is called pointillism—many colored dots forming a single picture. (Chris Clark | Spectrum Health Beat)
Brian only has partial use of his hands because a skiing accident when he was 16-years-old left him paralyzed from the chest down. (Chris Clark | Spectrum Health Beat)
Brian's ArtPrize entry called "Dot Nation" is 17 feet long and is made of 7 million fine-point dots. (Chris Clark | Spectrum Health Beat)
Brian demonstrates how he will first make a shape and then begin to fill with dots. (Chris Clark | Spectrum Health Beat)
Naomi Wilke and other children were invited to sing along as Lindsey played songs like "Somewhere Over the Rainbow." (Chris Clark | Spectrum Health Beat)
Young patients and staff applaud the singing and playing by Lindsey and Brian. (Chris Clark | Spectrum Health Beat)
"Through everything, it was art that saved me and brought me to the other side," Brian said. (Chris Clark | Spectrum Health Beat)
Lindsey and Brian celebrate a good time and another good performance. (Chris Clark | Spectrum Health Beat)
This picture of a rhinoceros is made up of thousands of dots that do not touch. (Chris Clark | Spectrum Health Beat)
"The worst thing I could have imagined actually turned into the greatest thing in my life." (Chris Clark | Spectrum Health Beat)
Brian Delozier said he was going through a difficult time in his life. So he created a piece of art called “Dot Nation” that he describes as “the most grueling, most difficult thing I have ever done in my life.”
The 17-foot-long piece will be on display as an ArtPrize entry.
Brian and his sister, Lindsey, recently visited Spectrum Health Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital to play music and talk about art. Children were invited to sing along with songs like “Somewhere Over the Rainbow.”
Brian only has partial use of his hands because a skiing accident left him paralyzed from the chest down. He has regained the ability to walk with supports, but not the full use of his hands.
To create his art, he grasps a fine-point marker and shapes many colored dots to form a picture. “Dot Nation” is made of 7 million dots.
Adjusting to his new life after the accident wasn’t easy.
“It was the struggle of a lifetime,” he said.
But Brian found the passion he knew he needed to find.
“My accident actually brought me to a better place,” he said.
Through everything, Brian said it was art that saved him.
“The worst thing I could have imagined actually turned into the greatest thing in my life,” he said.
Yes we love you art, we had the pleasure of meeting your sister sitting on a rock at Eagles mere recently, by the ice cream shop. Lindsey. We saw your work earlier and thought it was great, after talking to you beloved sister we went back and purchased a carry bag. You have a great family there in your life many don’t. So carry on and keep up.the good work.
This was so nice, Naomi was so happy to be able to leave her room to be apart of this event.
We were so, so happy to see Naomi at the event! 🙂
Yes we love you art, we had the pleasure of meeting your sister sitting on a rock at Eagles mere recently, by the ice cream shop. Lindsey. We saw your work earlier and thought it was great, after talking to you beloved sister we went back and purchased a carry bag. You have a great family there in your life many don’t. So carry on and keep up.the good work.