Avanti 41 x 58 in.

#139 60 x 36 in.

#369 34 x 30 in.

#382 18 x 14 in.

#27 72 x 48 in.

#400 36 x 60 in.

Love's Jesters 91 x 78 in.

Rembrandt's Last Dream of Civilization 24 x 24 in.

#378 40 x 46 in.

#402 54 x 48 in.

(Acrylic on wood blocks) 12 x 12 in.

#252 54 x 30 in.

#341 57 x 73 in.

#211 55.5 x 35 in.

#222 27 x 21 in.

ROSS BRODAR

Startling depictions of the human figure, distilled to their essence and cast in pigment create the singular visual language of artist Ross Brodar. With an emblematic force and feeling of permanence, the effect of Brodar’s figuration is unmistakable. Whether frontal or in profile, his individualized population of full figures and faces are often interwoven with elemental alphabets and numerical symbols. Brodar uses his particular form language in combination with Fauvist color to articulate a frenetic surface, as he seemingly sculpts his unique iconography in paint.

Working as easily on found materials as he does on traditional substrates, Brodar forges images that directly reflect an urban complexity. His paintings become haunting depictions of modern life seamlessly married to a process suggestive of tribal record-keeping.

As enigmatic as it is intuitive, the power of his work resides in the contemporary paradigm, one where our humanity confronts an ever increasing technological existence.