If
you have ever wished you could observe artists engaged in the process of
creation, Inside the Artists’
Studios presented by the Bruce Museum on One Museum Drive in Greenwich
allows you to explore the individual investigations and analyses of four
artists through their paintings, prints, photographs and three-dimensional
miniature constructions. This exhibit runs through March 9
and features a Guide-by-Cell Audio Tour that is free of charge and may be
accessed simply by using your cell phone.
The
artists participating are well known and bring special skills to this exhibit.
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Perspective Box
Jimmy Sanders (American, b. 1963) Perspective Box, 2007 Wood, oil paint, 28 x 36 x 28 in. New Britain Museum of American Art, New Britain, CT Photo courtesy of Hirschl & Adler Modern, New York |
Jimmy
Sanders, for example has been influenced by the work of 17th-century
Dutch painters, most notably in his Perspective
Box, Studio in Florence, which he modeled after his own Florentine studio.
Sanders traveled in Europe in the late ‘90s and, after seeing Hoogstraten’s A Peepshow with Views
of the Interior of a Dutch House (c.
1655-60; The National Gallery, London), was inspired to create a contemporary
version of this Old Master creation.
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Lori Nix Studio
Lori Nix (American, b. 1969) Lori Nix Studio, 2013 Chromogenic print, 42 x 69 in. Courtesy of the Artist © Lori Nix |
Describing herself as a “non-traditional photographer,” Lori Nix constructs
her sets and then photographs them. After photographing the “scene” she has
laboriously constructed,
Nix dismantles the diorama, leaving the photograph as the ultimate creative
object. Her latest project is a self-reflective examination of her own crowded
living/work space.
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ack the Dripper
Joe Fig (American, b. 1968) Jack the Dripper, 2006 Cibachrome print, Ed. of 10, 16 x 20 in. Courtesy of the Artist and the Tierney Gardarin Gallery, New York |
Examinations of artists’ working lives also inform the pieces created by Joe Fig. Like Haas,
Fig moved to the representation of contemporary artists’ spaces, interviewing artists before recreating their studios in miniature. Fig’s intimate views clearly appeal to the viewer’s desire to sneak a peek into the artistic process of artists such as Chuck Close, Ross Bleckner, Eric Fischl, April Gornik, Bill Jensen, Ryan McGinness, Philip Pearlstein, James Siena and Joan Snyder.
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he Art of Painting
Richard Haas (American, b. 1936) The Art of Painting a.k.a.The Allegory of Painting, 1968-69 Wood, cardboard, cloth, paper, acrylic, pencil, masonite, lights, 221/2 x221/2x221/2in. Courtesy of the Artist Art © Richard Haas/Licensed by VAGA, New York, NY
Richard
Haas began exploring the artist’s studio environment in the 1960s. He started
with iconic masters, then moved into creating dioramic boxes of his
contemporaries’ studios – including Jackson Pollock and Franz Kline – as well
as views from his own 12-foot studio windows in New York’s then-gritty and
industrial SoHo.
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About the Bruce Museum: Explore Art and Science at the Bruce Museum, located
at One Museum Drive in Greenwich, Connecticut. The Museum is open Tuesday
through Saturday from 10 am to 5 pm and Sunday from 1 pm to 5 pm; closed
Mondays and major holidays. Admission is $7 for adults, $6 for students up to
22 years, $6 for seniors and free for members and children under 5 years.
Individual admission is free on Tuesday. Free on-site parking is available and
the Museum is accessible to individuals with disabilities. For additional
information, call the Bruce Museum at (203) 869-0376 or visit the website at www.brucemuseum.org.
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