Will Brooks

Will Brooks (born in Alexandria, Louisiana, on July 2, 1977) is an American visual artist, who specializes in painting and drawing. Brooks, a native of Louisiana is now a resident of Houston, Texas.

Early years
Brooks was born in central Louisiana of Irish, Cajun, and Choctaw ancestry. Brooks was interested in art from a young age. He earned a full scholarship to college and pursued a degree in Fine Arts with studies extensively focused on drawing, design, painting, and printmaking. Will graduated cum laude from Louisiana Tech University in 2000.

Career
After graduation, Brooks and his husband moved several times within Louisiana before finally settling in New Orleans. Seven months later, after Hurricane Katrina the couple relocated to Houston, where he pursued his artistic career.

Artistic style
Will has been inspired and influenced by various diverse sources including European electronic music, the work of Japanese architect Tadao Ando, and the wisdom of Lao Tzu's “Tao Te Ching”. Some artists who have influenced Will's artist direction over the years include Henri Matisse, Richard Diebenkorn, Mark Rothko, Keith Haring, Georgia O'Keeffe, Isamu Noguchi, Eduardo Chillida, Ellsworth Kelly, Auguste Garufi, Jaq Chartier, Troy Gua, Goncalo Ivo, and designer Mark Farrow. Brooks has been developing his signature style for over a decade.

Charity work
Only a few months after moving to Houston, Brooks organized an art show/silent auction fundraiser to raise funds for AIDS Foundation Houston's "Camp Hope", a summer camp for children living with HIV/AIDS. He has been involved with The Gulf Coast Archive and Museum, AIDS Foundation Houston, The Misfits, and numerous others.

For Easter 2009, Brooks began a local charity experiment by creating The Cubes Project. Hand-painted, brightly colored and designed 4 inch cubes, resembling children's blocks, were places around Houston as "Easter Eggs." Each cube was numbered and contained a website address leading to an interactive website devoted to The Cubes Project. The cubes were free to keep, with a request that instead of paying the artist, the person finding the cube would donate to a local charity instead.