{"product_id":"chris-bruce-original-acrylic-painting-ool-scene-with-volcano","title":"Chris Bruce Original Acrylic Painting • :ool Scene with Volcano","description":"\u003cp\u003eOriginal acrylic painting on canvas by local artist Chris Bruce\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTitle: Pool Scene with Volcano \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYear Made: 2025\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMedium: Acrylic on Canvas\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDimensions: 81 x 61cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout The Painting \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"s6\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e‘\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003ePool Scene\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e’ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eis a visual metaphor, one of a series of paintings where the actions taking place within the narrative frame may be seen to allude to the historicity of the present moment.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eThe figures are imported from a preceding body of small painted sketches; some owe their origins to film sources (notably \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s5\"\u003e‘\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eA Bigger Splash\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s5\"\u003e’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e The painting\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003es concern -\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eevidenced by the volcano that overlooks the scene -\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eis the latency of destructive forces attaching to the idealised forms that compose our present.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout The Artist\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eChris Bruce lives and works in Cornwall. He has a BA in Fine Art from Cheltenham Art College (2002), and an MA in Contemporary Visual Art from Falmouth University (2008). \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eHe would classify himself as a narrative artist, concerned with various forms of story-telling and the populist tropes of the contemporary political conversation. His\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e work has appeared in the Trinity Buoy Wharf Drawing Exhibition (20 \u0026amp; 21), \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003ethe Wells Art Contemporary (22 \u0026amp; 25), the Jackson\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003es Art Prize (Acrylic Prize 24) and the John Ruskin Prize (25)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e In addition to his painting \u0026amp; drawing practice, he\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e posts political cartoons on Instagram\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e and in online news publications\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e (@bruce_works15). \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eWith his practice spanning painting, drawing, and political cartooning, his work is rooted in an exploration of pareidolia - the human tendency to find patterns and stories within chaos. In his paintings, figures and subjects emerge gradually through layers of mark-making, the composition evolving iteratively until a story reveals itself.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis sale is for the item only. The artist\/ Sailors Jail retain all reproduction rights. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chris Bruce","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53080103878923,"sku":null,"price":4000.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0760\/8536\/2955\/files\/6F279B53-F200-4DED-97D0-983ED61F2E69.png?v=1777458631","url":"https:\/\/sailorsjail.com\/products\/chris-bruce-original-acrylic-painting-ool-scene-with-volcano","provider":"Sailors Jail Gallery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}