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Bryan Ida was born in 1963 in Santa Clarita, CA. When he was young, he was very interested in music. To be more specific, he liked to play the French horn. Bryan Ida has an art career that focuses on art, demonstrating the life story of the people in his portraits. His work is shown in galleries around the country.

Life and Education
when Bryan Ida was little, he was very interested in music and would participate in activities. He was also involved in some orchestras when he was growing up. when he stared to go to high school that's where he started to focus on electronic music. this was something he found interesting. he went to San Jose State and Sonoma State University to study electronic music composition. he was friends with Sam Francis children and that how he was able to communicated with Sam to get a job in his shop.

career
Bryan Ida got a job with Sam Francis in 1988, not knowing this would change his life and open many opportunities for his future. When Bryan was working with Sam Francis, he learned so much from him, and we found what he liked and how painting and music connect. " I had the opportunity to absorb some of his knowledge and to understand his perspective instinctively." to see how far he's carer has gone his work had been shown not only in the U.S but all over the world. "He has show extensively in Europe, the U.S and in Asia." it took some time for him to decide to change what he was doing since at first he was focus on electronic music composition. but working with Sam Francis he was able to see another side of art not only in music but In painting. he was able to express the way he felt. "Ida transformed his mode of expression from Aural to visual, which began his painting career."

Con.Text Portraits
Bryan Ida art work are wonders at first we saw painting of trees shapes and he used a lot of colors for those. a lot of shapes all over the place and in some a lot of trees in different color. so when he came out with his Con.Text portraits it was something new that was so impressive because its not like a normal portraits but it mad of words from important even and documents that change the way the world is. he also use the stories of the people to use in the portraits each portrait represents something that affect in the pass and how it connect to the future we live in know. "con.text Is a series of 12 life-sized portraits that relate historical events and documents to the lives of the subject who are in some way connected to current times." this series makes a impact in the community because it does only focus on one issue but in issues that affect everyone in the pass and we still are affect by them now. "the portraits examine a broad range of subject including racism, civil rights, human rights ,and man's inhumanity toward man." this work that he has done has made a impact that he was honor to show them in the Japanese American Museum. to see how he stared to how his career is know and how hes changing the way we see art and giving a new purpose to art that has a political movement.