Eugene Von Bruenchenhein: Mythologies - by Karen Patterson (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>"This catalogue is published on the occasion of Eugene Von Bruenchenhein: Mythologies + Michelle Grabner + Lisa Stone + Brett Littman, presented June 25 to December 31, 2017, as part of THE ROAD LESS TRAVELED, a series of fifteen exhibitions being shown in 2017 in celebration of the John Michael Kohler Arts Center's fiftieth anniversary."<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p><strong>From the 1930s until his death in 1983, Eugene Von Bruenchenhein was a prolific artist, producing paintings, sculptures, photographs, drawings and poetry in his small Milwaukee home.</strong></p><p>His large and unusual body of work was unknown to anyone except his closest family and friends until after his death; he is now deservedly considered, according to Roberta Smith, "among the great American outsider artists." </p><p>Von Bruenchenhein's first creative venture was to photograph his wife, Marie. In the 1950s, he began painting surreal subjects, ranging from atomic mushrooms to mythical creatures and futuristic metropolises. Further evidence of his personal mythologies is found in his sculptures: elaborate chairs constructed out of chicken bones, ceramic and metal crowns, sensor pots made out of leaves and plant forms.</p><p>After Von Bruenchenhein's death, the John Michael Kohler Arts Center began cataloguing and photographing his work. <i>Mythologies</i> emerges out of this research, exploring Von Bruenchenhein's art, the people and contexts that spurred his imagination, and his creative legacy.</p>
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