CHARLES BREMER -

Wax, Wood, Paper, Pigment: The Fine Art of the Encaustic Image & Other Archival Photographic Methods

2 July - 28 August 2010

Opening Reception: Friday, July 2, 2010 | 6-9pm

About the exhibition:

Anthony Brunelli Fine Arts is proud to present our first solo exhibition with artist, Charles Bremer. Charles has been one of our most collected and asked about artists since his works appeared in our 2009 Annual Gallery Group Exhibition. We are proud to assemble one of the most complete exhibitions of his work to date, with many recent works which have never been seen before.

Bremer's high quality craftsmanship and expertise in experimental, archival photographic methods have gained a tremendous amount of attention and his work is continuing to build momentum in new directions. We hope you will enjoy this extensive 2-floor exhibition that will be on display through August 28th. All works are for sale. Please visit us during our gallery hours or call us to make an appointment for a personal viewing and tour of the exhibit. 

Artist Statement:

Materials of the Artist are of the body.

Pigment ... tactile, sensuous, ecstatic as skin, permeates with light and spirit, transcendent age. Wildcat crayons, childish and enthusiastic, resist our formalities. Paint tubes with still bright earth in aged vessels, graceful and bent, gather together as a community. All the while each mind gathers memory as like objects, the call of the wild, magic snakes, a box of candy. While my work foregrounds the body as its subject, my appreciation of life resides in the creative potential and small imaginative wonders of everyday things and people. Like artists, we all gather our materials in varied colors and textures and in so doing leave our mark upon the world.

Using encaustic wax in my creative work is a remarkable pleasure. Not only does its beautiful aroma sweeten the air in my studio but the sensitivity of its touch penetrates my work with stability and optical clarity surpassing anything I have experienced before. While the wax requires much care and respect as a most sensitive medium, these values are ones I embrace and welcome to my field of art. This inert material from the architecture of honey bees has much to teach us about living connections, strength and impermanence.