Bruce Rosen - Estate

Bruce Rosen

Bruce Rosen at work

Bruce Rosen at work

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mixed media on paper, 13 3/4 x 17 3/4. (Private Collection)

distressed surface with scratches and textural marks

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gouache, chalk on paper 14 x 18 1/2 inches. (Contact Gallery For Price)

distressed surface with scratches and textural marks

Quarry

gouache, chalk on paper 11 1/8x 15 inches. (Contact Gallery For Price)

distressed surface with scratches and textural marks

Scored Surface

acrylic, crayon on paper on canvas. 14 x18” (Contact Gallery For Price)

distressed surface with scratches and textural marks

Untitled

gouache, chalk on paper. 14 x 18”

(Contact Gallery For Price)

distressed surface with scratches and textural marks

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distressed surface with scratches and textural marks

Untitled

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Quarry

Scored Surface

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Artist Statement

I am interested in a meditative art that can lead the viewer toward a deeper perception of the life of the spirit. I want my paintings to be simple and mysterious, tender and powerful, personal and universal.

Perhaps a tragic element is inescapable today, but I am not interested in despair. Whatever else it does, art should enhance life. www.brucerosen.com

Biography

Bruce Rosen (1931–1996) was a painter and poet whose work explored spirituality, perception, light, and contemplation. His paintings are characterized by a meditative quality and a balance between simplicity, mystery, tenderness, and power.

Rosen exhibited extensively in New York City and on the East End of Long Island. His work was presented by Viridian Artists and was the subject of exhibitions including Bruce Rosen: A Selection of Paintings at Guild Hall Museum in East Hampton and Do Not Go Gentle: Poetry and the Paintings of Bruce Rosen at Queens College Art Gallery. His artistic practice reflects a lifelong interest in the relationship between visual perception, light, poetry, and the life of the spirit.