This month we feature the first of a two part newsletter on Gil’s use of color.  We hope you enjoy this odyssey of texture and light.

 Gil & Marianne, March 2009

"The Architecture of Sleep”  - 2008 Oil on Canvas, 20” x 40”

A World of Color - Part 1

According to Gil Bruvel, “colors are more like vibrations.” He traces this idea to the work of 19th century physicist Michel-Eugene Chevreul, whose Law of Simultaneous Contrast explains optical response to vibrant color. According to Chevreul, an optical sensation is produced when intense hues are juxtaposed, resulting in a “halo” of complementary color.

“The Horizon” - 2008 Oil on Canvas, 40” x 40”

“Self Portrait Beneath the Tree” - 2009 Mixed Media on Board, 24” x 24”

“Planetscape, The Seed” - 2008 Oil on Board, 18” x 18”

“Tightrope Walker” – 1990 Gouache & Graphite on Board, 38” x 32”

And this canvas creates an illusion of volume, space, light and movement, but also reflects a specific emotional world.

“Intuition” - 2007 Oil on Board, 20" x 16"

Gil says his colors “only make sense in correlation with what [he’s] trying to express in combination with other colors” and “it is exactly the same on an emotional level.”

In other words, Gil’s colors emanate from an emotional world: They resonate a kind of experience and seeing articulated by an individual portrait or perception.

To be continued...

“The Epicenter” - 2007 Oil on Board,  48" x 48"

“The Refuge” – 2008 Oil on Board, 12” x 12”