Joe Brubaker Mixed Media
Joe Brubaker was born in Lebanon, Missouri and raised in Southern California. He received his B.A. from Sacramento State University, then attended UCLA where he earned his MA and MFA. Joe describes his work in the following words, "My work ranges from all-wood simplistic carvings with calm and straightforwardness as an intention, to found-object-assembled sculptures which are purposefully cobbled together bricolage style. The pieces range from 8 to 10 inches tall to massive forms as large as 14 feet. I meander back and forth between the two directions and find that the artistic cross-training keeps my hand and eye fresh.
I come from an "anything goes" perspective of creating and would describe my process as 3-dimensional collage. I also paint, draw and write poetry.
I compare my artistic journey to driving on a winding road I'm familiar with, but at midnight with no headlights on."
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Artist: Joe Brubaker
Christoff
By Joe Brubaker
Located in Mill Valley, CA
A mixed media sculpture of a standing figure using wood, enamel, acrylic, and found objects.
Category
2010s Contemporary Joe Brubaker Mixed Media
Materials
Enamel
Dark Moon 5
By Joe Brubaker
Located in Mill Valley, CA
A cedar, black paint, and graphite powder abstract mixed media piece by Joe Brubaker.
Category
2010s Contemporary Joe Brubaker Mixed Media
Materials
Cedar, Graphite
Humunculus
By Joe Brubaker
Located in Mill Valley, CA
Mixed-media figurative sculpture made of carved cedar, acrylic wash, and found objects.
Category
2010s Contemporary Joe Brubaker Mixed Media
Materials
Mixed Media
Sisyphus
By Joe Brubaker
Located in Mill Valley, CA
A mixed media sculpture of carved and painted pine wood, motor, and steel.
Category
2010s Contemporary Joe Brubaker Mixed Media
Materials
Steel
Ramona
By Joe Brubaker
Located in Mill Valley, CA
A mixed media sculpture of wood, acrylic, and prismacolor.
Category
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Wood, Acrylic
Elf King
By Joe Brubaker
Located in Mill Valley, CA
A mixed media sculpture of the human figure using Alaskan cedar, found metal, semi-precious gemstone, and steel.
Category
2010s Contemporary Joe Brubaker Mixed Media
Materials
Metal, Steel
Magdalena
By Joe Brubaker
Located in Mill Valley, CA
A mixed media sculpture of a human figure using wood, acrylic, prismacolor, and a found object.
Category
2010s Contemporary Joe Brubaker Mixed Media
Materials
Wood, Found Objects, Acrylic
Carlo
By Joe Brubaker
Located in Mill Valley, CA
A sculpture of wood, acrylic, enamel, and found objects.
Category
2010s Contemporary Joe Brubaker Mixed Media
Materials
Enamel
Samuel
By Joe Brubaker
Located in Mill Valley, CA
A mixed media sculpture of a head using bronze, acrylic wash, and found metal.
Category
2010s Contemporary Joe Brubaker Mixed Media
Materials
Bronze
Dark Moon VI
By Joe Brubaker
Located in Mill Valley, CA
A wall sculpture made using cedar, black paint, and graphite powder,
Category
2010s Contemporary Joe Brubaker Mixed Media
Materials
Cedar, Acrylic, Graphite
Augustine
By Joe Brubaker
Located in Mill Valley, CA
This is a wood sculpture of a head and trunk using acrylic, prismacolor, and found objects.
Category
2010s Contemporary Joe Brubaker Mixed Media
Materials
Wood, Found Objects, Acrylic
Elf King
By Joe Brubaker
Located in Mill Valley, CA
Mixed-media figurative sculpture made of Alaskan cedar, found metal, semi-precious gemstone, and steel.
Category
2010s Contemporary Joe Brubaker Mixed Media
Materials
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Dark Moon 6
By Joe Brubaker
Located in Mill Valley, CA
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Category
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Materials
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Dark moon 5
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Located in Mill Valley, CA
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Category
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Materials
Cedar, Acrylic, Graphite
Dark Moon 2
By Joe Brubaker
Located in Mill Valley, CA
The wooden carved figures of Joe Brubaker echo sources of inspiration from Spanish colonial Santos and retablo objects to Egyptian tomb figure and Buddhist stone...
Category
2010s Contemporary Joe Brubaker Mixed Media
Materials
Cedar, Acrylic, Graphite
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