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Connections - by Brian P. Bromberg
Acrylic and permanent marker on wood

This piece started out with just a few large abstract objects. Upon my mother's astute advice, I decided to "connect" these pieces. Different people see different things when they look at it. None of their observations are right or wrong, so I'll offer my interpretation as well. There are a number of objects that look like variations of vibraphone mallets. Then there are a few staples, and some exploding pouches, and finally two objects that vaguely resemble potatoes with tumors. All of these in turn are connected by solid black lines that might be reminiscent of construction girders.

I gave the painting to my dad for Father's Day, and it now hangs in his kitchen.
Tea at Sunset - by Brian P. Bromberg
Oils on wood

I painted this at my Mum's house around Christmas time. The painting is of a tea party, happening outside, with the sun setting in the background.
Variations on a Pocket-T - by Brian P. Bromberg
Oils on Canvas

I have a number of works that involve pictures, or abstractions of the pocket on a pocket t-shirt. This is just one example of those. A major concern for me when I paint is to create a balance on the canvas. For each expressive notion, I counter-pointed it against something concrete. For each abstract gesture, I accompany it with something clearly representational. The colours too, are balanced. An equal amount of colours are shared between, the shaded section, and the pockets, but I use them differently, so that I only create an underlying continuity.
Egg Deposit - by Brian P. Bromberg
Oils on wood

This is one of my earliest paintings with oil. I prepped the wood I was to paint on, by mixing what little remains I had of exterior house paint I used to paint our house. This is the first of a series of paintings I did, that have an egg as its focal point.
Blue Print for Television Broadcast by Brian P. Bromberg
Permanent marker on laminated poster board

This is a schematic diagram of a yet to be created television transmission. The main impetus for this piece was variation in pen stroke, and balance of an asymmetrically divided rectangle.
Fishing Season by Brian P. Bromberg
Acrylic, crayon, and pen on wood

Fishing Season is the sequel to my painting 'Hunting Season.' My friend Chris Leicht liked 'Hunting Season' a lot, so I decided to make it a nice set to show off two things we both love to do.
Unknown Title by Georg Bromberg

Though I never met him, I know my grandfather liked to paint and photograph people in everyday situations. Many of these paintings and photographs that he took are of people in Chicago in the 40's and 50's. This particular painting is not dated, but other similar paintings in this style are from the late 40's. This painting reminds me of the novel 'Road to Wellville' by T.C. Boyle. Instead of a swindling salesman trying to sell corn flakes, here we have some hustler duping people into buying some hair cream.
Panel for V.A.K. Kitchens by Brian P. Bromberg
Acrylics on laminate cabinet board

I painted this panel to decorate a rather blasˇ kitchen. The cabinets in the kitchen had just been re-done, so I had plenty of scrap pieces to paint on, and I created an assortment of "kitchen pieces." Balance was the primary creative impetus, but I also kept in mind the colour scheme of the new kitchen, as well as the idea that we needed something to brighten the place up. The painting also had to be appropriate for all audiences because it was going to be in a high traffic room that guests might venture into, so I made sure to be a lot more subtle.

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