BRUCE RUBENSTEIN
Bruce Rubenstein (b. 1955) is a New York City born, Los Angeles based artist that has been creating art for over forty years. Starting his artistic journey as a young child, Rubenstein came to study art at Parson’s School of Design, and became a member of the prestigious Art Students League located in New York City during the mid-70s. His formal training is imbued into even his most abstract works, which juxtapose sharp, precise brushwork with the contingent, irregular forms he is known for. Influenced primarily by the expressionist movement of the late 50s and early 60s, Rubenstein’s work is overflowing with frenetic energy. To Rubenstein, painting is a spiritual experience in which he becomes a vessel for something greater than himself. It is through this process that he is able to create such uniquely energized works that juxtapose formality and abstraction, modernity and antiquity.
Rubenstein’s artistic practice finds its roots in the act of creation itself. He shuns the confines of a secluded studio, opting instead to transform outdoor spaces into expansive and liberating arenas for the uninhibited release of his creative subconscious. Much like the Abstract Expressionism pioneer Jackson Pollock transformed the canvas into a platform for improvisation, motion, and unrestricted technique, Rubenstein places emphasis on working exclusively on rugged, unprocessed canvases, allowing the intrinsic ‘New York bloodline’ to dictate the outcome. This approach results in layers and textures reminiscent of the gritty sidewalks of New York City, where the canvas’s roughness harmoniously merges with the artist’s inherent creativity and authenticity. The flowing pigments symbolize both the conduit of chance and the vessel of memory, continually oscillating between the artist’s personal life narrative and the rich tapestry of art history.
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2024 Artplex Gallery, Welcome To The Pharcyde, Los Angeles, CA 2023 C Square Gallery, The Playground, Taichung, Taiwan
2022 Crossing Art, Westbund Art & Design, Shanghai, China
2022 Crossing Art, Context Art Miami, Miami, FL
2022 Crossing Art Gallery, Order In Chaos, NYC, NY
2021 MAC Fine Art, Fort Lauderdale, FL
2020 Gottling Gallery, Palm Springs, CA
2020 Castelli Art Space, Alive In The SuperUnknown, Culver City, CA
2019 MAC Fine Art, Fort Lauderdale, FL
2011 Stark Kikuchi Gallery, Venice, CA
2010 Stark Kikuchi Gallery, Venice, CA
2009 Stark Kikuchi Gallery, Venice, CA
2008 Stark Kikuchi Gallery, Venice, CA
2007 MOCA (Hot Springs Museum of Contemporary Art) 2004 The Hunter Gallery, Hollywood, CA
2002 Stark Kikuchi Gallery, Venice, CA GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2023 Beijing Contemporary Art Expo
2023 Crossing Art Collective
2023 Beijing, China
2022 Shenzhen Art Fair, Shenzhen, China 2022 Westbund Art Fair, Shanghai, China 2022 MAC Fine Art, Power Painters, Delray, FL 2021 MAC Fine Art, Fort Lauderdale
2021 MAC Fine Art, Jupiter, FL
2020 Wyndham Walls, Miami, FL
2020 Gottling Gallery, Palm Springs, CA
2020 Artspace Warehouse, Los Angeles, CA 2020 MAC Fine Art, Jupiter, FL
2019 Artspace Warehouse, Los Angeles, CA 2018 New York/ Affordable Art Fair
2018 Palm Springs Art Fair
2018 Artspace Warehouse
2017 Shockboxx Gallery, Hermosa Beach, CA 2017 The Dina Collection, Beverly Hills, CA 2016 Group Show, St. Peter in der Au, Austria 2015 Henry Fonda Theatre, Hollywood, CA 2015 Veterans Memorial Bldg., Park City, Utah 2012 The Kodak Center, Hollywood, CA
2010 The Kamur Group Gallery, Tel Aviv, Israel 2010 Stark Kikuchi Gallery, Venice, CA
PUBLIC AND CORPORATE SPACES
BR Design Group, NYC, NY
Capstone Pictures, Beverly Hills, CA
Bridgewater Associates, Shanghai, China
Guess Inc. Corporate Headquarters, Los Angeles, CA The Tommie Hotel, Hollywood, CA
Henry Fonda Theatre, Hollywood, CA
The Kodak Center, Hollywood, CA
The Kamur Group, Tel Aviv, Israel Showtime Corporate, Los Angeles, CA Y.M.I. Corporate, Los Angeles, CA
The Palms Hotel Maloof Foundation, Las Vegas, NV
The Abrams Artist Agency Collection, Beverly Hills, CA
