{"product_id":"chris-bruce-original-painting-country-folk","title":"Chris Bruce Original Painting • Country Folk","description":"\u003cp\u003eOriginal acrylic painting by local artist Chris Bruce\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTitle: Country Folk\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYear Made: 2022\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMedium: Acrylic on canvas over panel\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDimensions: 41 x 31cm\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\"\u003eWith its echos of C17th pastoral genre painting, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e‘\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eCountry Folk\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e’ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003ereflects the disparities of status that characterise the make up of English rural society. The\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e image itself evolved from a sequence of random procedures, a process of discovery-within-the-act of painting - \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003enot unlike reading tea leaves -\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003ein which a subject is \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e‘\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003erecognised\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e’ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003erather than imposed.\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":53085033758987,"sku":null,"price":1200.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0760\/8536\/2955\/files\/0775AD28-1278-45BA-96D5-26CABC144C2C.png?v=1777630863","url":"https:\/\/sailorsjail.com\/products\/chris-bruce-original-painting-country-folk","provider":"Sailors Jail Gallery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}