Bruce Nauman (1941) - photo 1

Bruce Nauman

Bruce Nauman is an American artist. His practice spans a broad range of media including sculpture, photography, neon, video, drawing, printmaking, and performance. Nauman lives near Galisteo, New Mexico.

Much of his work is characterized by an interest in language, often manifesting itself as visual puns.

Nauman's use of neon as a medium recurs in his works over the decades. He uses neon to make allusions to the numinous connotations of light, similar to Mario Merz, who used neon to bring new life to assemblages of mundane objects. Neon also connotes the public atmosphere by the means of advertising, and in his later works he uses it ironically with private, erotic imagery.

Wikipedia

Date and place of birt:6 december 1941, Fort Wayne, USA
Nationality:USA
Period of activity: XX, XXI century
Specialization:Artist, Painter, Sculptor
Art style:Conceptual art, Contemporary art

Creators USA

John William Casilear (1811 - 1893)
John William Casilear
1811 - 1893
Fidelia Bridges (1834 - 1923)
Fidelia Bridges
1834 - 1923
John Salminen (1945)
John Salminen
1945
Ruth Abrams (1912 - 1986)
Ruth Abrams
1912 - 1986
William Nelson Copley (1919 - 1996)
William Nelson Copley
1919 - 1996
Charles Schreyvogel (1861 - 1912)
Charles Schreyvogel
1861 - 1912
Horace Clifford Westermann (1922 - 1981)
Horace Clifford Westermann
1922 - 1981
William Congdon (1912 - 1998)
William Congdon
1912 - 1998
John Dill Laddie (1943)
John Dill Laddie
1943
Aaron Curry (1972)
Aaron Curry
1972
Squeak Carnwath (1947)
Squeak Carnwath
1947
Allan D'Arcangelo (1930 - 1998)
Allan D'Arcangelo
1930 - 1998
Marcos Grigorian (1925 - 2007)
Marcos Grigorian
1925 - 2007
Jennie Augusta Brownscombe (1850 - 1936)
Jennie Augusta Brownscombe
1850 - 1936
Earl Kerkam (1891 - 1965)
Earl Kerkam
1891 - 1965
Stephen Huneck (1948 - 2010)
Stephen Huneck
1948 - 2010

Creators Conceptual art

Karl Otto Bachmann (1915 - 1996)
Karl Otto Bachmann
1915 - 1996
Victor Nikolaevich Rusanov (1950)
Victor Nikolaevich Rusanov
1950
Robert Saxton (1953)
Robert Saxton
1953
Moldahmet Syzdykovich Kenbaev (1925 - 1993)
Moldahmet Syzdykovich Kenbaev
1925 - 1993
Peter Weibel (1944)
Peter Weibel
1944
Vladas Digyokas (1889 - 1942)
Vladas Digyokas
1889 - 1942
Tobia Scarpa (1935)
Tobia Scarpa
1935
Fausto Pirandello (1899 - 1975)
Fausto Pirandello
1899 - 1975
Inge Feilcke-Volbrecht (1923 - 2007)
Inge Feilcke-Volbrecht
1923 - 2007
Jessie Makinson (1985)
Jessie Makinson
1985
Vladimir Victorovich Kibalchich Rusakov (1920 - 2005)
Vladimir Victorovich Kibalchich Rusakov
1920 - 2005
Jean Dewasne (1921 - 1999)
Jean Dewasne
1921 - 1999
Hannsjörg Voth (1940)
Hannsjörg Voth
1940
Paul P. (1977)
Paul P.
1977
Nikolai Ivanovich Volynets (1921 - 2003)
Nikolai Ivanovich Volynets
1921 - 2003
Juan Martinez (1942)
Juan Martinez
1942
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