Bruce Howell

Born 1954, Oakland, California
Has practiced at Creative Growth 1975–1978; 1982–1984; 2014–present

One of Creative Growth’s earliest participants, Bruce Howell has developed a distinct and expressive set of imagery that he employs in multiples. His motifs are often repeated across the page and saturates the negative space with color. His vernacular is consistently idyllic and reflects his interests: people engaging in various activities, fruit, animals and houses. These images in multiple create a rhythmic and colorful harmony in his signature flattened perspective. His linework recalls the visual effect of a jigsaw puzzle or a tessellation. Howell works most prolifically on paper with many media including watercolor, ink, and acrylic, and is also a proficient ceramicist.

Bruce Howell, uno de los primeros participantes de Creative Growth, ha desarrollado un conjunto distintivo y expresivo de imágenes que emplea en múltiplos. Sus temas se repiten a menudo a lo largo de la página y saturan de color el espacio negativo. Su lengua vernácula es consistentemente idílica y refleja sus intereses: personas involucradas en diversas actividades, frutas, animales y casas. Estas imágenes en múltiples crean una armonía rítmica y colorida en su característica perspectiva plana. Sus líneas recuerdan el efecto visual de un rompecabezas o un teselado. Howell trabaja más prolíficamente en papel con muchos medios, como acuarela, tinta y acrílico, y también es un ceramista competente.

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

2021
Can’t Beat California, Golestani Gallery, Düsseldorf

2020
Inter-Avant-Garde, Nebraska Wesleyan University, Lincoln

2019
Outsider Art Fair, New York

2018
Art is For Everyone, Telegraph Hill Gallery, San Francisco