December Issue 2000
Brian Rutenberg Returns to Charleston at Tippy Stern Fine Art
Recent works by Brian
Rutenberg are on view at Tippy Stern Fine Art in Charleston, SC,
through Dec. 31.
Rutenberg, a native of Myrtle Beach, SC, currently lives and paints in New York City. But not too long ago he was living and working in Ireland. In 1997, Rutenberg received a Fulbright Scholarship to Ireland. The scholarship provided an Artists Work Programme Studio Grant for study at the Irish Museum of Modern Art.
Rutenberg describes his work as, "organic abstractions" usually based on bodies of water and music, more recently influenced by the writings and compositions of classical Canadian pianist Glenn Gould. The paintings in this exhibit include mostly small works and several large scale paintings. They are characterized by thick application of paint, swirling in circular motion.
As characterized by curator and gallery owner Tippy Brickman, "Brian Rutenberg's generous strong and rich use of paint, color and stroke are truly unique. You walk away from the paintings and take the images with you. The works are hauntingly beautiful and lush, and of the kind you want to be around and live around".
Rutenberg received his BFA from the College of Charleston and his MFA from the School of Visual Arts in New York City. He has had numerous exhibitions throughout North and South Carolina, as well as Dublin, Ireland, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Toronto, Ottawa, and Vancouver.
For further information check our SC Commercial
Gallery listings or call the gallery at 843/534-0028 or on the
web at (http://www.tippysternfineart.com).
Mailing Address: Carolina Arts, P.O. Drawer
427, Bonneau, SC 29431
Telephone, Answering Machine and FAX: 843/825-3408
E-Mail: carolinart@aol.com
Subscriptions are available for $18 a year.
Carolina Arts
is published monthly by Shoestring
Publishing Company, a subsidiary of PSMG, Inc.
Copyright© 2000 by PSMG, Inc., which published Charleston
Arts from July 1987 - Dec. 1994 and South Carolina Arts
from Jan. 1995 - Dec. 1996. It also publishes Carolina Arts
Online, Copyright© 2000 by PSMG, Inc. All rights reserved
by PSMG, Inc. or by the authors of articles. Reproduction or use
without written permission is strictly prohibited. Carolina
Arts is available throughout North & South Carolina.