BSP Shirt of the Month

Every month, we collaborate with a different St. Louis artist to bring you the BSP shirt of the month! 

May's shirt is designed by Brian Lathan

Born and located in St. Louis, Mo., Brian is an artist and educator who explores
printmaking, illustration and sculpture as his primary form of art creation. Though his
specialization is printmaking, he examines the dynamics of print, print ephemera, digital
illustration, and sculpture, persistently exploring these mediums as means to express
personal and subjective commentary and narration. Currently, he’s an instructor of
Printmaking at multiple universities around St. Louis. Alongside his personal practice,
Brian simultaneously continues to build his collaborative printmaking practice (Free
Press Project) where he works with other St. Louis artist to create and prints and print
ephemera to provide these collaborators and their audience with an accessible variant
of their artwork. Though a recipient of numerous grants, Brian recently received a grant
from Regional Arts Commission for a large mural. He is one of 28 artist that received
this opportunity. His completed mural can be seen on Cherokee Street in STL, Mo.
Brian’s work can be described as Powerful statements rendered in vibrant color. Brian’s
prints grip the viewer in a way that challenge our perception of the world. Unafraid to
tackle strong themes, he dives headlong into the relevant topics of the day such as
oppression, imperialism, and environmental stress, as well as a universal themes of
grief, loss, and the hope that follows. He achieves in depicting a world in which these
things are punctuated by resilience and resistance, showing a spirit of overcoming.