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ARTIST STATEMENT:
“I have always loved drawing. When I was a kid, I tried really hard to hone that passion and be one of those artists who could draw a face so realistically that you’d think it was a photograph. As I got older, and frustrated with how unrealistic my drawings would turn out, I realized what was way more fun and less stressful was making art without the pressure of realism. From this realization came a few years of art that plays into the appeal of the ugly and ignores most artistic ideals of technique and aesthetic. I took this new way I was loving to draw and combined it with my innate love of observation. I love to watch people, make up stories for strangers, and be generally judgmental of the people and things that I notice around me. I realized, however, that what I observe about a stranger may say more about me than the strangers themselves. And so, I started a series of drawings of people I observed in the park and collected it into a bizarre form of a visual journal. Some observations are sweet, some humorous, some weird or creepy. I just drew what came to mind when I sat down on a park bench in Washington Square and watched the world around me. I hope that my brain will help me continue with my art, and that I can keep creating slightly off-putting, but maybe kinda fun, drawings for as long as my hands will work.”
BIO:
Eva Bruckner is a sophomore at Gallatin studying art and writing as a communicator of joy and protest. She loves to make art in many mediums, especially drawing, painting, writing, photography, and knitting. Most of her art combines pen drawing with blurbs to make for artistic commentary that is often ironic or satirical, as well as ugly and weird. Eva grew up in Los Angeles and loves all things art, music, food, and human interaction.
instagram: @fartsnofarting (art) @evabrucknerr (personal)
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