Artist’s biography and statement

Karl Bronk’s early fascination with fine art began while living in France and New York City, with the study of original classical paintings in the Louvre, the MET and other museums and art galleries in Paris and Manhattan. The magic of those artists to replicate the visual world with dabs of oil paint started him on a journey of drawing and painting, but it was the  bold and daring color interpretations of the Impressionists that led him to art school. Receiving his education as an art major at Salem State College and Montserrat College of Art, he studied under Mark Rauzens, Lisa Fader, Nick Waggman among others. Launching his career as an art director and illustrator for Boston advertising agencies Karl continued fine art painting in oil and pastel. After leaving the advertising field, he devoted himself to exploring the representational qualities of light, color and form through their application in the classical tradition.

The common belief that art is an external activity designed for passive viewing undermines the truth that people most often experience art through intellectual and emotional curiosity and wonder. Representational art is a fundamental human response to the world we live in. Through my personal interpretation of mass forms, lines, edges, values and color shapes I hope to expose the visual poetry of natural and man-made arrangements often overlooked in the everyday bustle of life.

Exhibitions

• Salmagundi Club 33rd Oil Painting & Sculpture Exhibition (selected juried exhibition)

• Hudson Valley Art Association 79th Annual Exhibition  (selected juried exhibition)

• The Art League of Hilton Head, SC, National Juried Art Exhibition (selected juried exhibition)

• Emerald Art Center, Springfield, OR, National Juried Exhibition (selected juried exhibition)

• Bryan Gallery, Rocky Neck Art Colony, Gloucester, Massachusetts (selected juried exhibition)

• National Oil and Acrylic Paint Society (NOAPS) (selected juried exhibition)

• Best of America Oil Artists Volume II http://www.usvisualartguide.com/new-best-of-oil-volume-ii/

• North Shore Art Association  (Associate Member Jury Award 2009)

• Visual Arts Center, Punta Gorda, Florida (selected juried exhibition)

Gallery Representation

• Chisholm Gallery, Pine Plains, New York

• Bull Run Gallery, Newport, Rhode Island

• The Enrico Donati Gallery, Newburyport, Massachusetts

• ARA Gallery, Hamilton, Massachusetts

Membership

• American Impressionist Society, Denver, Colorado

• North Shore Artists Association, Gloucester, Massachusetts

• Rockport Art Association, Rockport, Massachusetts