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Laura Bruce
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Laura Bruce in Berlin 2012
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| Born | September 28, 1959 East Orange, New Jersey, U.S.
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| Occupation | Artist |
Laura Bruce (born September 28, 1959) is an American contemporary artist. She lives and works in Berlin, Germany. Her art includes many different forms, like drawing, painting, and sculpture.
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About Laura Bruce
Her Journey as an Artist
Laura Bruce studied art at universities in New York and London. She learned about both painting and sculpture. After her studies, she became a visiting professor at several art schools. These included places in London, Berlin, and Dresden. She also taught at summer art workshops. Today, she works as an art educator at a school in Berlin.
Laura Bruce is also the lead singer of a band called Dangerpony. It's a "concept band," which means their music and performances often tell a story or explore an idea. In 2012, Dangerpony performed live at a museum in Norway. This was for an art show called I Wish This Was A Song.
Her Artworks
Laura Bruce creates art using many different methods. She makes drawings, paintings, and sculptures. She also creates installations, which are artworks set up in a space. Sometimes she uses video and performance in her art.
A big part of her work is large black and white drawings. She uses graphite, which is like pencil lead, to make them. These drawings often show nature as something powerful and mysterious. They also explore how people relate to the natural world. Her drawings have strong lines and clear differences between light and dark.
Laura Bruce often uses ideas from history in her art. For example, she made an installation called Perpetual. This artwork included 79 drawings. They were inspired by famous old prints by an artist named Francisco Goya. She showed this work for the first time in Berlin in 2018.
Another project was a drawing and sound installation. It was called Goodbye is Half the Words You Know. For this, she drew 10 portraits of classic country singers. Her band, Dangerpony, then reinterpreted their songs. Parts of this work have been shown in museums in Berlin and Budapest. The full work was part of the I Wish This Was A Song exhibition in Norway.
Art in Public Places
Laura Bruce's art can be found in several public collections. These are places like museums and art foundations that own artworks. Some of her pieces are in the Kupferstichkabinett Berlin and the Berlinische Galerie.
She also created a very large artwork for a public space. This was a huge mural (a painting on a wall) that is 10 by 6 meters big. It's called "De Septentrione ad Astrum." She finished it in 2015 in a city called Aschersleben, Germany. It's a permanent artwork that you can still see there today.
Awards and Recognition
Laura Bruce has received several awards for her art. These awards help artists continue their work.
- 2012: Losito Kunstpreis
- 2010: Grant of the Senate for Cultural Activities, Berlin
- 2008: Käthe Dorsch Foundation
- 2004: Grant of the Senate for Cultural Activities, Berlin
- 2004: Stiftung Kunstfonds, Bonn
- 2003: Käthe Dorsch Foundation, Berlin
Exhibitions
Laura Bruce's art has been shown in many exhibitions. These shows allow people to see her work in galleries and museums. She has had both solo exhibitions, where only her art is shown, and group exhibitions, where her art is shown alongside other artists' work.
Solo Exhibitions (selection)
- 2018: To Kiss or Kill, Galerie Rompone, Cologne
- 2015: Love and Other Machines, New Art Projects, London, UK
- 2015: BRUCE SILL, with Heidi Sill, Kunsthaus Erfurt
- 2011: Whippersnapper!!, Fahnemann Projects, Berlin
- 2010: Holy Rollers, with Hannah Dougherty, The Forgotten Bar, Berlin
Group Exhibitions (selection)
Laura Bruce's work has been part of many group shows around the world. Here are a few examples:
- 2019: Inspiration Meisterwerk, Museum Villa Rot
- 2018: 15 Works on Paper, BEERS Gallery, London
- 2018: Mind the Gap – Rohkunstbau XXIV, Schloss Lieberose
- 2016: Passion. Fan Behavior and Art., Ludwig Museum Budapest
- 2015: Wir kommen auf den Hund, Kupferstichkabinett Berlin
- 2013: I Wish this Was a Song, Norwegian Museum of Contemporary Art, Oslo
Dangerpony Band
Laura Bruce's band, Dangerpony, has also performed live at various venues.
- 2016: KGB Sounds, Heimathafen Berlin
- 2014: Podewil, Berlin
- 2013: Neuer Berliner Kunstverein, Berlin
- 2012: I Wish This Was A Song, Norwegian Museum of Contemporary Art, Oslo, Norway
