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Artist Statement:
Painting is a unique way of
expressing myself, in which I
am able to reach the viewer on
various levels of perception.
I aim to challenge the viewer
to not just look at the piece,
but to work with it. By
consciously omitting
unnecessary elements, and at
the same time working out
exactly the few details that
explain a particular form, I
almost force the beholder to
step back and piece the
components together from a
distance.
Only then the parts of the
painting begin to make sense.
When the complete vision is
established in the viewer’s
inner eye, then the time has
come to take a closer look and
explore how a seemingly random
brushstroke here and there has
helped to create that vision.
In this manner I am able to
project my personal philosophy
that nothing can be viewed in
isolation, but has to be seen
in relation to its
environment, in other words,
“The Bigger Picture”, on a
blank canvas.
My paintings are meant to be a
piece of décor designed to
enrich the environment in
which they hang. If the
beholder of a piece of my art
feels at peace by merely
looking at ...
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Artist Galleries:
OUT OF THE BLUE GALLERY
168 Brookline St., Cambridge
Mass.
CAMBRIDGE ART ASSOCIATION
25 Lowell St., Cambridge
Mass....
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Artist Reviews:
Artist wins prize at
Pennsylvania gallery
Arlington Advocate, Thursday,
May 27, 2004
Local artist Christian
Friedrich Brunner's painting
"Vineyards" was chosen Grand
Prize Winner in the upcoming
exhibition of ImagineStation,
LLC, a gallery based in Lehigh
Valley, Penn. The show can be
seen on the Internet starting
June 1.
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Collections:
Ambassador Swanee Hunt,
Massachusetts, USA
City Hall of Baden, Austria,
Office of the Mayor...
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Commissions:
Ms. Oathout, Massachusetts,
USA
Ms. Totovig, Massachusetts,
USA
Ms. Klingenstein,
Massachusetts, USA
The Smith Family, Denver,
Colorado
Mr. Aquino, Massachusetts, USA
Ms. Nickerson, Massachusetts,
USA
The Calder Family, Germany (2)
Ms. Habeler, Austria
The Gauger Family, Michigan,
USA
CASPAR, Inc., Massachusetts,
USA
Ms. Wismer, Illinois, USA
The Gauger Family, Minnesota,
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Exhibitions for Christian Brunner:
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Jul 06-Jun 07 2 entries in group @ Upstream People Gallery
8th International Landscape (juried)
Omaha, Nebraska
May 06-Jun 06 Solo @ Harding House B&B
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Jul 05-Sep 05 1 entry in group @ Energy Gallery
2-d Landscapes International (juried)
Toronto, Canada
Jul 05-Sep 05 1 entry in group @ art-exchange.com
Impressionism International (juried)
Hot Springs, Arkansas
Apr 04-Jun 04 1 entry in group @ Imaginstation LLC
!!!WINNER OF BEST IN SHOW!!!
Landscapes International (juried)
Lehigh, Pennsylvania
Jan 04-Feb 04 Solo @ Sage Restaurant
Boston - North End, Massachusetts
Nov 03-Dec 03 Solo @ Paolo's Trattoria
Charlestown, Massachusetts
November 03 1 entry in group @ Cambridge Art Association
Fall Salon
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Sep 03-Oct 03 Solo @ Alcove Realty
Somerville, Massachusetts
Jun 03-Aug 03 Solo @ Cambridge Common Restaurant and Bar
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Jun 02-Aug 02 13 entries in group @ New Art on Newbury Gallery
Newbury Street
Boston, Massachusetts
May 2002 Solo @ Cafe 1369,
Cambridge, Massachusetts
May 2002 Solo @ Over Draught Irish Pub,
Cambridge, Massachusetts
April 2002 7 entries in group @ Out of the Blue Gallery,
"5th Anniversary Show"
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Feb 02-Apr 02 Solo @ Cambridge Common Restaurant and Bar,
Cambridge, Massachusetts
February 2002 Solo @ Sage Restaurant,
Boston (North End), Massachusetts
February 2002 5 entries in group @ Out of the Blue Gallery,
"Erotic Figurative Show"
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Dec 01-Jan 02 4 entries in group @ USS Constitution Museum,
"Aspects of the Boston Harbor"
Charlestown, Massachusetts
December 2001 4 entries in group @ Out of the Blue Gallery,
"Christmas 2001 Show"
Cambridge, Massachusetts
November 2001 Solo @ Amelia's Trattoria,
Cambridge, Massachusetts
May 2001 5 entries in group @ Out of the Blue Gallery,
"4th Anniversary Show"
Cambridge, Massachusetts
May 2001 1 entry in group @ Arlington Center of the Arts,
Arlington, Massachusetts
Mar-Apr 2001 Solo @ Paolo's Trattoria,
Charlestown, Massachusetts
February 2001 6 entries in group @ Out of the Blue Gallery,
"Erotic Show"
Cambridge, Massachusetts
December 2000 1 entry in group @ Kathryn Schultz Gallery,
"Trees"
Cambridge, Massachusetts
November 2000 Solo @ Citizen's Bank in Central Square,
Cambridge, Massachusetts
June 1997 Solo exhibition at the opening
of a public building
Bad Vöslau, Austria
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