ww.brianbulfer.com

 

Artist Statement

I am interested in the representation of information and different forms of externalizing memory. Referencing shamanistic and religious ritual practices and visual didactics, I utilize repetitive and concentrative rituals to explore learning and holistic education. In my work I encode numerous visual symbol systems that reference different cognitive modes, moving between sensory phenomenon and the symbolic. Ultimately the data used becomes a part of a non-discrete narrative between numerous systems.

 

Education

2010 MFA, Rutgers, Mason Gross School of the Arts, New Brunswick, NJ Visual Art
2008 BFA and BA, California State University Long Beach, Long Beach, CA Drawing/Painting and Religious Studies

 

 

Awards and Honors

2011 Commission Project, Mason Gross, Rutgers University, NJ
2011 Residency Project, ComPeung Village of Creativity, Thailand
2009-10 Dean’s Scholarship
2008-09 Robert Watts Graduate Memorial Scholarship
2006 President’s Award

 

 

Exhibitions

2011 Mass Distractions and Cultural Decay, Mason Gross Galleries, New Brunswick, NJ
2010 Color System, Color Strategy, University of Texas at Dallas, Visual Arts Gallery, Dallas, TX
2010 Off the Map, White Box, New York, NY
2010 MFA Thesis Show, Mason Gross Galleries, New Brunswick, NJ
2009 Hit it Big!, Mason Gross Galleries, New Brunswick, NJ
2008 1st Year MFA Exhibition, Mason Gross Galleries, New Brunswick, NJ
2006 Chromaniacs, LA Art Space, Culver City, CA
2006 Insights 2006, UAM CSULB, Long Beach, CA
2006 enigma..healing..revelation.., Unionartspace, Santa Ana, CA
2006 BFA Senior Exhibition, Gatov Gallery, Long Beach, CA
2005 Horizon Show, Max L. Gatov Gallery East, Long Beach, CA

 

 

Employment 

2010-11 Jacqueline Ann Clipsham’s Studio Assistant, Califon, NJ
2010 Drawing Instructor, Extension Division, Rutgers, Mason Gross, School of the Arts, New Brunswick, NJ 
2008-10 Gallery Assistant, Mason Gross Galleries, Rutgers, New Brunswick, NJ
2010 James Hyde’s Studio Assistant, Brooklyn, NY
2009-10 Instructor, Rutgers, Mason Gross School of the Arts, New Brunswick, NJ
2009 Painting Instructor, Extension Division, Rutgers, Mason Gross School of the Arts, New Brunswick, NJ
2007-08 Operations Assistant, Orange County Museum of Art, Newport Beach, CA
Write a comment:

Your email address will not be published.

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.