Location: United States
Bruce Dean began his career as an illustrator after receiving his MFA from Otis Art Institute. His work was featured in scores of national and international publications and received numerous awards, including a silver medal from the Society of Illustrators of Los Angeles.
Bruce had his first solo show of abstract paintings at the Karl Bornstein Gallery in Santa Monica, CA. He has since participated in over forty gallery and museum exhibitions nation-wide. His work includes projects funded by grants from the Department of Education and the Foundation for Global Community
Bruce has taught a variety of art classes at several Los Angeles based colleges, including Otis College of Art and Design and Mt. St. Mary's College. He recently taught drawing seminars at the Museum of African American Art and life drawing seminars to University of Southern California medical students.
He was the featured artist in the December 2018 issue of Voyage LA magazine. Bruce's work is featured in the October 23, 2020 blogpost of “Plastic Experiences. Bruce's painting, “Passage 4AM” was featured in the June 2021 issue of Artstonish magazine. Bruce's painting, “Aurora” received the “Award of Excellence in the Webster Arts. “Elevate” show, April 2021. An interview with Bruce was featured in the September 2022 Issue of Create Magazine.
Bruce's studio is at the Brewery Art Colony in Los Angeles, CA and is a featured stop on L.A. Art Tours.
The surrealistic approach continues with chairs found in unexpected places. Mystery is still at the core. The chair, a personal item, absent a sitter, underscores the lack of human presence. The artist continues to invite the viewer to participate in interpreting a narrative.
The current series focusses on absence. The image suggests a return to the past. an exploration of what is missed, what may have been missed. As always mystery is at the core. Rather than expressing what might be described as unique, this is an exploration of what is shared. What are the images that we, as humans, find meaningful? What do we describe as personal? Each painting is a conversation to which we all all can contribute, for which we all have stories.
The current series focusses on the presence of absence. The image suggests a turn from the past to an exploration of an uncertain future. As always mystery is at the core. Rather than expressing what might be described as unique, this is an exploration of what is shared. What are the images that we, as humans, find meaningful? What do we describe as personal? Each painting is a conversation to which we all all can contribute, for which we all have stories.
The current series focusses on absence. The narrative is a consideration of what took place just before and what may follow. In this series the artist is immersed in the act of painting. As always mystery is at the core. Rather than expressing what might be described as unique, this is an exploration of what is shared. What are the images that we, as humans, find meaningful? What do we describe as personal? What are our memories composed of? Each painting is a conversation to which we all all can contribute, for which we all have stories.
Heartspur from the dictionary of Obscure Sorrows, "An unexpected surge of emotion in response to a seemingly innocuous trigger." The most recent in a series of quiet interiors, exploring the liminal, the presence of absence, and silence. As always mystery is at the core.
The current series focusses on absence as an event to be recorded. The narrative is a consideration of what took place just before and what may follow.
“Welcome”
“Heretofore”
“Kenopsia”
“Therefore and Thereafter”
“Heartspur”
“Eventide”
