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Bruce Samuelson

Bruce Samuelson (Born 1946) is active/lives in Pennsylvania.  Bruce Samuelson is known for Figure painting.

Bruce Samuelson was born in 1946 in Philadelphia, PA.  He studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in Philadelphia, PA in 1968.  He has taught painting and drawing at PAFA since 1973.

Samuelson’s drawings and paintings often include nudes. His nudes are reminiscent of classical studies and drawings, both in their muted colors and graceful poise, and still they evoke a feeling of chaos as they are often densely layered and broken up in shards of body parts. Samuelson has said that his work begins more spontaneous and chaotic than with calculated planning. Through the chaos a structure emerges by chance, and left purposefully ambiguous for open interpretations. Bodies twist and turn, creating dynamic compositions and movement. Equally comfortable with charcoal and pastel as he is with oil paint, Samuelson masterfully incorporates texture and pops of bright color into his otherwise subdued palette. (https://www.jcacciolagalleryw.com/bruce-samuelson)
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Facts about Bruce Samuelson

   Bruce Samuelson  Born:  1946 - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Known for:  Figure painting

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Bruce Samuelson was born in 1946 in Philadelphia, PA.  He studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in Philadelphia, PA in 1968.  He has taught painting and drawing at PAFA since 1973.

Samuelson’s drawings and paintings often include nudes. His nudes are reminiscent of classical studies and drawings, both in their muted colors and graceful poise, and still they evoke a feeling of chaos as they are often densely layered and broken up in shards of body parts. Samuelson has said that his work begins more spontaneous and chaotic than with calculated planning. Through the chaos a structure emerges by chance, and left purposefully ambiguous for open interpretations. Bodies twist and turn, creating dynamic compositions and movement. Equally comfortable with charcoal and pastel as he is with oil paint, Samuelson masterfully incorporates texture and pops of bright color into his otherwise subdued palette. (https://www.jcacciolagalleryw.com/bruce-samuelson)

Samuelson has exhibited in over thirty one-person exhibitions.  His paintings and drawings are represented in numerous private and public collections, including the Chapel Art Center, Saint Anselm College, Manchester NH; the Picker Art Gallery, Colgate University, NY; the Philip and Muriel Berman Museum of Art, Ursinus College, PA; PAFA, the Philadelphia Museum of Art and the Woodmere Art Museum, Philadelphia; and the Philbrook Museum of Art, Tulsa, OK.  He is currently represented by the Rosenfeld Gallery, Philadelphia, and the J. Cacciola Gallery, New York.

Sources:https://www.pafa.org/faculty-members/bruce-samuelson
https://www.jcacciolagalleryw.com/bruce-samuelson


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