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David Dew Bruner
Shell 1 (Abstract Black and White Mixed Media Grid Collage with Graphic Shell)

2020

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Graphic Abstract mixed media collage of black and white shells with pops of peach, yellow, and marbled paper "Shell 1", by David Dew Bruner, 2020 Mixed Media on paper in a white painted wood frame Sight dimensions: 30 x 16 inches Framed dimensions: 34 x 20 inches Signed bottom left Ready to hang as is This abstract mixed media work incorporates a play of various fragments that come together in a harmonious composition. Bruner mixes color, materials, patterns, and techniques. Through the continuous layering of the graphite pencil, the artist creates a background grid that plays off of the natural black and white lines of the sea shell. Marbled paper and pops of beige and yellow made with colored pencil and acrylic paint break up the varying layers of black and white collaged paper. This vertical work is part of a series of shell abstractions and is framed in a white painted frame and is floated on a black mat. About the artist: When he’s not designing for stained glass or city parks, David Dew Bruner unleashes yet another facet of his talents via graphite drawings. A wealth of knowledge, both studied and intuitive, Bruner finds inspiration in many of his artistic predecessors. In his process he retains a resonating detail from a particular series of work and then reinterprets and reassembles the influence into his own drawing experience. Oftentimes, drawings are the accumulation of up to four pre-existing images, as an ode to Rauschenberg's erased deKooning piece, drawn and erased any number of times until the pinnacle of Bruner's vision is achieved. Bruner has the eye of a hawk, and his years spent in dealing antiques means he knows a treasure when he finds one. Therefore, his studio, once an old train depot in Valatie, NY, has been tastefully converted to not only house his personal collection of art and mid century modern fixtures, but also to store a stockpile of vintage and modern frames. As he zealously produces one inspired work on paper after the next, he predestines a frame for each drawing before it is completed. In recent years, the artist has made two new series inspired by Morandi's bottle still lifes and Francis Bacon's portraits. The likeness of each artist's subject is expressed on paper, re-envisioned through Bruner's characteristic style of excitedly applied graphite that produce shard-like fragments embedded with deep interwoven marks. David Dew Bruner will also feature work inspired by Richard Lindner’s figures and Velasquez's Infanta Margarita.
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