Bruno Dunley

Bruno Dunley's work challenges the traditional premise of painting, particularly exploring the relationship between representation and both individual and collective consciousness.

Bruno Dunley's Art Style

The work of Bruno Dunley interrogates the specificity of painting, especially in terms of representation and materiality. His paintings start as meticulously constructed compositions, which he then methodically corrects, alters, and covers up, often exposing the gaps in the apparent continuity of perception.

Bruno Dunley is part of the 200e8 group, a new generation of Brazilian painters. Based in São Paulo, this collective was founded by eight members with a shared interest in painting, aiming to develop a critical approach to the medium within the contemporary art scene.

Dunley’s work starts with found images and an analysis of the nature of painting, treating language codes such as gesture, plane, surface, and representation as an alphabet. Recently, his practice has shifted towards gestural abstraction, while still maintaining his interest in representation.

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What I paint are approximations, poetic figures, which speak to the uncertainty and the doubt that I think are part of my poetry, I see my work as a series of questions and statements about the possibilities of painting, what it is, and what we expect from it.
Bruno Dunley

Frequently, a single color dominates the surface of his compositions, establishing a minimalist language and a meditative quality often discussed in critical texts about his work. However, more recently, the artist has displayed an interest in more assertive compositions, conveyed through vibrant and contrasting colors.

Exhibitions of Dunley's Works

The artist has exhibited his works extensively. His solo exhibitions include "Clouds" at Nara Roesler in New York (2023), "Virá" at Nara Roesler in São Paulo (2020), "Dilúvio" at SIM Galeria in Curitiba (2018), "Ruído" at Nara Roesler in Rio de Janeiro (2015), and many more.

Additionally, Dunley's paintings have been featured in numerous group shows, including "Pequenas pinturas" at Auroras in São Paulo (2022), "Entre Tanto" at Casa de Cultura do Parque (CCP) in São Paulo (2020), "Triangular: Arte deste século" at Casa Niemeyer in Brasília (2019), "139 X NOTHING BUT GOOD" at Park – platform for visual arts in Tilburg (2018), "9999" at Fireplace Project in East Hampton (2017), among others.

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  • Years:

    Born in 1984

  • Country:

    Brazil, Petropolis

  • Gallery:

    Nara Roesler

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