Will Bruno's Comic-Landscape Exhibition Opens at galleryHOMELAND in Portland
The exhibition titled "Comics With Still Life: Finding The Inevitable Place" by Bruno commenced on September 5, 2014, at galleryHOMELAND in Portland, Oregon, and will continue until October 17. This showcase includes pieces created during his residency at the Sitka Center for Art and Ecology, utilizing various media such as flashe, oil, watercolor, acrylic, ink, graphite, and mixed materials. The display features comic narratives with "The Oogleheads," along with landscapes, interiors, portraits, and still lifes. Curated by Reese Kruse, it highlights different formats, including the 42-by-44 inch piece "Beach Comber With Still Life" (2014). Bruno's artistic influences, such as Fairfield Porter, and personal experiences, including a bear encounter in Banff, shape his work, culminating in the seven purple watercolor series titled "Windowsill" (2014).
Key facts
- Exhibition "Comics With Still Life: Finding The Inevitable Place" ran from September 5 to October 17, 2014
- Will Bruno created works during a residency at the Sitka Center for Art and Ecology in Oregon
- GalleryHOMELAND curator Reese Kruse organized the installation in Portland, Oregon
- Largest painting "Beach Comber With Still Life" measures 42-by-44 inches
- Bruno uses mixed media including flashe, oil, watercolor, acrylic, ink, graphite, colored pencil, wood, beach wood, and flowers
- Recurring comic characters called "The Oogleheads" appear in the works
- Bruno traveled to locations including Oregon, Olympic Peninsula, Canada, Glacier National Park, Moab, and Taos
- Influences include Fairfield Porter, Andrew Wyeth, and David Hockney
Entities
Artists
- Will Bruno
- Reese Kruse
- Fairfield Porter
- Andrew Wyeth
- David Hockney
Institutions
- galleryHOMELAND
- Sitka Center for Art and Ecology
- artcritical
Locations
- Portland
- Oregon
- United States
- Salmon River Estuary
- Cascade Head
- Olympic Peninsula
- Canada
- Glacier National Park
- Moab
- Taos
- Banff
- Lake Minnewanka