About
CLUSTER FUNK STUDIO
Cluster Funk Studio is an eclectic mix of illustration, design, and printmaking. Artist and designer, Brooke Brown, uses limited color palettes, textures, and layers to create a midcentury printing press aesthetic mixed with contemporary themes. She hand draws everything in Illustrator and Photoshop. Brown explores themes of country/western, femininity, southern identity, and mythology in her works. Most include a subtle sense of humor to create unique pieces for every home. She is most known for her western critters crop tops/shirts and illustrations. This series plays off of the themes of spaghetti westerns that Brown used to watch every Saturday with her Bop. She includes child-like elements along with adult themes to honor her late grandfather as well as her childhood. These pieces bring up a sense of nostalgia and fun that appeal to a wide audience. Brown's work includes posters, cards, postcards, prints, apparel, accessories, and stickers. Everything is archival and printed in house. You can purchase products online, in stores across the world, or at markets/festivals across the nation. We also have a storefront at 413 Spears Ave. Chattanooga, Tennessee 37405.
BIO
Brooke NaeCole Craig Brown is the owner of Cluster Funk Studio. Brown is a classically trained conceptual artist receiving her BFA with a concentration in Photography and Media Arts. Brown’s work is varied but focuses on perception of self through the lens of disease. This practice led her to pursue her MFA to continue her studies to become a professor and working artist. While in graduate school, she received a medical diagnosis that altered every aspect of her life. She was forced to come home and spend several months in bed. During this time she was told she’d never be able to go back to school or work a normal job so she had to come up with a plan b. While bedridden, Brown taught herself graphic design and illustration. She developed her own unique style and Cluster Funk Studio was born. Brown is a freelance graphic designer who has worked for several large and small companies. She has exhibited throughout the United States and is sold in stores throughout the world.