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 EGG 20îx14îx11î acrylic & interference paint on steel |
 MAIN CRANE 48îx59îx22î acrylic & interference paint on steel |
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 SNUG 56îx31îx8î acrylic & interference paint on steel |
 HAWK 32îx13îx6î acrylic & interference paint on steel © 2007 Julianna Bruce |
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ARTIST'S STATEMENT I make 3-D paintings that I call ìconstructionsî. I have for years made abstract paintings where using color, as well as other painting tools such as line and texture, I created depth and indicated planes. This evolved into cutting wood into those planes, then collaging them by stacking and angling them. Next I painted these wall reliefs to enhance, parallel or sometimes contradict the physical space I had created. Subsequently, I wanted to be able to curve and bend the foundational forms and began welding steel for the bases. Initially I built dimensional foundations for my paintings as an experiment, pitting the visual strength of real space against the illusion of painted depth. Which held greater sway with the viewer, depth created by paint or true dimension? Over time constructions have simply become my language. I visually have a 3-D sensibility, almost unconsciously filtering what I see into planes and angles. It is at this fertile intersection of 2 and 3-D that my work takes form. |
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EXHIBITIONS Boston Art Windows, ìGhost Progenyî, Boston, MA 2007 ìFirst Thurdaysî, sponsored by JPCS Main Streets, Boston, MA 2006 Gallery AA/B ‚Art Advisory Boston, ìMatthew Kolojdziej and Julianna Bruce, Paintings and Wall Reliefî, Boston, MA 2006 Gallery AA/B ‚Art Advisory Boston, ìNew Talent of N.E.î, Boston, MA 2005 Walter Wickiser Gallery, ìSpring Art Showî, New York, NY 2003 Schoharie County Arts Council Council, ì21st Annual National Small Works Exhibitionî, Cobleskill, NY 2003 Walter Wickiser Gallery, ìSpring Art Show at One51î, New York, NY 2002 Silvermine Guild Art Center, ìArt of the North Eastî, New Canaan, CT 2002 Fuller Museum, Brockton, MA 2001 King Terminal, ìOpen Studiosî, South Boston, MA 1990 King Terminal, ìOpen Studiosî, South Boston, MA 1989 Flushing Gallery, îSelected LIC Artistsî, sponsored by the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, Flushing, NY 1989 The Queens Museum, ìThe Queens Museum Annual Juried Exhibitionî, Flushing, NY 1988 LIC Artlofts, ìThird LIC Open Studiosî, sponsored by the Queens Council on the Arts, NY Council on the Arts and Cantor Fitzgerald, Long Island City, NY 1988 80 Washington Square East Galleries, ìSeventeenth Small Works Exhibitionî, New York, NY 1987 LIC Artlofts, ìSecond LIC Open Studiosî, sponsored by The Consortium of Queens Arts Service Organization, NY State Council on the Arts, Chase Manhattan Bank, Queens Council on the Arts, and Con Edison, Long Island City, NY 1987 SVA Galleries, ìWild West Showî, New York, NY 1985 SVA Galleries, ìSelected Printsî, New York, NY 1985 80 Washington Square East Galleries, ìImagegrams on US-USSR Relationsî, sponsored by PADD, New York, NY 1984 EDUCATION Massachusetts College of Art, Boston, MA 2005 - 2007, 2002 - 2003 School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA 2004 BFA, School of Visual Arts, New York, NY 1986 Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY 1984 Washington University, St. Louis, MO 1979-1980 STUDIO 9 Greenough Avenue Boston, MA 02130 phone: 617-733-6972 e-mail: julianna@juliannabruce.com website: www.juliannabruce.com These and other images by Julianna Bruce can be seen and purchased at
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