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Artist Exhibitions:
Beneath the Surface
a solo exhibition by Bonnie
Gloris
curated by Greg Brickey
John Meagher Rotunda Gallery:
280 Grove Street, 3rd Floor,
Jersey City, NJ
November 4th – November 30th,
2009
Exquisite Corpse, 30th
Anniversary Exhibition
local artists collaborate to
play the classic surrealist
drawing game
curated by Anonda Bell
Paul ...
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Artist Galleries:
Coming Soon!
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Artist Reviews:
Coming Soon!
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Collections:
My artwork is currently in the
private collections of Ms. Lau
Klohe, Mr. & Mrs. Steven
Rounds, Mr. David Wermert, Mr.
Ryan Scully, and Ms. Amy
Shawley, among others....
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Commissions:
Brain Topography Journal,
Illustrator
painting used to illustrate a
special issue of Brain
Toporaphy, A Journal of
Cerebral Function and Dynamics
springerlink.com
May 2009
Brain Research Journal,
Illustrator
painting for the cover of a
special issue on the topic of
multisensory integration
elsevier.com
May 2008
The Free Spirits, ...
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Artist Statement for Bonnie Gloris
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A fleeting moment captured in a snapshot, an intriguing word or phrase, a distant memory that has suddenly surfaced... any of these elements may be my inspiration for a new work of art. As I consider this fresh muse, my vague ideas gradually coalesce into a more coherent concept. My intuition then guides me in how to best manifest my vision – how to combine the elements in a way that is complex without being complicated. For some concepts, a realistic oil painting is fitting. For others, a looser mixed media piece is more poignant. Some become experimental drawings in my sketchbook. Usually, my focus is the human interest: a figure that becomes the main character in a tantalizing narrative, revealed by some elements of the scene, yet veiled by others – unsettling or comforting: evocative but never pretentious. The development of my artwork is an organic process; it often suggests approaches to me that I had not anticipated. I add layers, and repeatedly bring forth and push back the light and shadow... the colors become saturated and the once-flat surface gains depth. I make patterns emerge from the background, cause nostalgic motifs to appear, and immerse the scene in an aura of mystery, working diligently until the piece feels finished. Sometimes the outcome is exactly how I imagined it would be, but more commonly it has evolved into something unexpected, realizations of feelings I didn't know I had, but am glad to have discovered.
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