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1910 Marinette, Wisconsin - 1983 Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Known for: Naive fantasy artwork, mixed media sculpture, photography.
A reclusive outsider artist, Eugene Von Bruenchenhein lived near Milwaukee, and over the course of 40 years produced thousands of paintings and sculptures in a musty cellar. A plaque over the kitchen... Read full biography
A reclusive outsider artist, Eugene Von Bruenchenhein lived near Milwaukee, and over the course of 40 years produced thousands of paintings and sculptures in a musty cellar. A plaque over the kitchen door of his house read: "Eugene Von Bruenchenhein, Free Lance Artist, Poet and Sculptor, innovator,... Read full biography
A reclusive outsider artist, Eugene Von Bruenchenhein lived near Milwaukee, and over the course of 40 years produced thousands of paintings and sculptures in a musty cellar. A plaque over the kitchen door of his house read: "Eugene Von Bruenchenhein, Free Lance Artist, Poet and Sculptor, innovator, Arrow maker and Plant man, Bone artifacts constructor, Photographer and Architect Philosopher." (Glueck). He covered every wall and surface and tucked many of them in much-less obvious places. They... Read full biography
A reclusive outsider artist, Eugene Von Bruenchenhein lived near Milwaukee, and over the course of 40 years produced thousands of paintings and sculptures in a musty cellar. A plaque over the kitchen door of his house read: "Eugene Von Bruenchenhein, Free Lance Artist, Poet and Sculptor, innovator, Arrow maker and Plant man, Bone artifacts constructor, Photographer and Architect Philosopher." (Glueck). He covered every wall and surface and tucked many of them in much-less obvious places. They were quasi-abstract and colorful and included totems, miniature thrones made of dried chicken bones, tiny chairs, painted ceramic vessels, cast-concrete masks and erotic photographs of his wife whom he posed humorously to reflect models in girly... Read full biography
A reclusive outsider artist, Eugene Von Bruenchenhein lived near Milwaukee, and over the course of 40 years produced thousands of paintings and sculptures in a musty cellar. A plaque over the kitchen door of his house read: "Eugene Von Bruenchenhein, Free Lance Artist, Poet and Sculptor, innovator, Arrow maker and Plant man, Bone artifacts constructor, Photographer and Architect Philosopher." (Glueck). He covered every wall and surface and tucked many of them in much-less obvious places. They were quasi-abstract and colorful and included totems, miniature thrones made of dried chicken bones, tiny chairs, painted ceramic vessels, cast-concrete masks and erotic photographs of his wife whom he posed humorously to reflect models in girly magazines. Until 1954, he was a dabbler but at that time took up painting seriously, using his fingers, bakers' tool and even his wife's hair... Read full biography
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Art Method
- •Collage and/or Decoupage
- •Miniature Art
- •Miniature, Small Scale Painting
- •Murals: Design, Painting, Fresco, Mosaic, Glass
- •Photography as Fine Art
- •Sculpture, Three Dimensional Forms, Sculptor
- •Wood Carving and/or Engraving
Art Media
- •Art Pottery
- •Ceramic Art, Porcelain, Design and/or Decoration
- •Ceramics
- •Found Objects, Junk, Recycles
- •Mixed Media, Multi Media and/or Multli Styles
- •Oil Paint
Art Style
Art Subject
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Folk Art, Folk Lore
- •Hand-Crafted Objects
- •Outer Space, Science Fiction
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Added Description
- •Outsider Art