51社区 School of Visual Arts Hosts Artist Talk with Phyllis Bramson, April 16

Phyllis Bramson will give a lecture on April 16 exploring her collage-based paintings that blend historical influences with contemporary kitsch. Phyllis Bramson will give a lecture on April 16 exploring her collage-based paintings that blend historical influences with contemporary kitsch.
Phyllis Bramson, 鈥淪hipwrecked鈥 (1987) Oil on canvas. Phyllis Bramson, 鈥淪hipwrecked鈥 (1987) Oil on canvas.
The School of Visual Arts at 51社区 hosts an artist talk with acclaimed painter Phyllis Bramson, whose work combines historical and pop culture influences to explore themes of love, intimacy, and human connection.

The School of Visual Arts at 51社区 presents an artist talk with renowned painter on her work exploring themes of love, affection, and life’s imperfections.

Titled "Love and Affection in a Hostile World," the talk will delve into Bramson’s distinctive collage-based paintings, which blend influences from 18th-century Rococo and , Chinese Pleasure Garden paintings, and the works of Boucher and Fragonard with contemporary kitsch. Through her art, Bramson offers a playful yet insightful reflection on human connection, rejecting rigid notions of decorum in favor of a more open and expressive approach.

With a career spanning five decades, Bramson has exhibited at major institutions, including the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, the Art Institute of Chicago, the Smithsonian Institution, and the Corcoran Gallery of Art. She has had more than 40 solo exhibitions at venues such as the New Museum in New York and the Renaissance Society. Bramson’s work has earned her numerous prestigious honors, including Guggenheim and Rockefeller Foundation fellowships, a Louis Comfort Tiffany Grant, and the Anonymous Was a Woman Award. 

This event is an opportunity for students and art enthusiasts to hear from one of Chicago’s most celebrated painters about her process, inspirations, and the evolving nature of her work.

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