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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 Exhibitions:
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 ...
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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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Galleries for Christian Brunner:
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OUT OF THE BLUE GALLERY
168 Brookline St., Cambridge Mass.
CAMBRIDGE ART ASSOCIATION
25 Lowell St., Cambridge Mass.
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