Tom Brenner

Tom Brenner

I believe that the essential purpose of every art form is to reflect some aspect of our human experience. For some artists this may constitute a political statement, for others, a literary or visual narrative, factual or fictional. The goal in my own art is to visually capture a nondiscursive, transitory, spiritual fragment of my own existence, and in so doing to communicate with others. The recognition of a shared perception of reality or of a common emotional or psychological expe- rience establishes a bond between human beings, bringing us closer to one another, and enabling a philosophical communion among all people.

“Iron Cross” - pastel on paper - 24 ̋ x 32

In visual art of the highest order there is often a paradoxical quality: that of space on a flat two-dimensional picture plane; that of movement in a static image or object; that of life in a block of stone or an arrangement of essentially inert particles of pigment applied to a piece of fabric or wood. Magic.

My work has evolved in unexpected directions as it has grown over the course of my career. Nonetheless, certain threads of continuity can be discerned: an abiding interest in light as it defines volume and suggests space; an explora- tion of color as it inspires emotion, and creates visual harmony and rhythm; and an endless curiosity in composition that is at once reflective of the seemingly arbitrary and transient nature of our lives, yet somehow possesses a quality of inevitability and permanence.

“passage” - pastel on paper - 24 ̋ x 32

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tCbrenner@yahoo.CoM

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