Mary Bradley's paintings are characterized by a sense of mystery that invites the viewer in. Of her work, the artist says that different viewers see many different things. Some have a particular favorite that reminds them of a person, place they've been to or other elements they can relate to personally.
She's the kind of artist anyone can talk with. Extremely approachable. Excited about her newest work but unpretentious about her artistic flair and sophisticated eye. It is imagery filled with an intensity of atmosphere that makes the viewer an insider. Her pieces attract; you want to know more, where it started, where it's going. The viewers curiosity makes this artist and her work take flight.
Selected Exhibitions:
Ongoing:
Dunn-Edwards Paint,
1510 Morena Blvd, San Diego, Ca, 92110
Cafe Carpe Diem,
3401 First Ave, San Diego, Ca 92103
& second location at 3139 University, San Diego
Art*o*mat Installations:
Art*o*mat machines are retired cigarette vending
machines that have been converted to vend art.
All of these machines are sponsored by arts
organizations and/or individual patrons of the arts
who share the vision of bringing the work of living
artists to their communities. The Art*o*mat
should be viewed as an art installation. The
following locations have an installation that
contains my work:
Chambers Hotel, Minneapolis, MN
Amarillo Museum of Art, Amarillo, TX
Caruso Home Accents, Detroit, MI
Whitney Museum of American Art, NY, NY
Rochester Contemporary, Rochester, NY
Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, CA
Murray Hill Pottery, Milwaukee, WI
MOCA, Cleveland, OH
Bucks City Library, Doylestown, PA
Mercury Design Studio, Austin, TX
Bretz Weston, Oklahoma City, OK
Selected Shows:
Synergy Art Foundation, Fire and Rebirth,
San Diego, CA 2008
All Day Art, Mixture, San Diego, Ca 2007
Southwestern Artists Assoc,
San Diego, CA 2007
Solo Show, Studio 3060, San Diego, CA 2006
Infusion Gallery, Los Angeles, CA 2006
Synergy Art Foundation, "Le Petite Tableaux",
San Diego, CA 2004
Publications:
UNSCENE, Urban Navigator, San Diego 2008
Selected Private Collectors:
Allye Zachary Dyer, Denham Springs, LA
Marcie Palmer, Lebanon, MO
Todd Marshall, Las Vegas, NV
Bob & Ellen Barnett, Bend, OR
Dennis McGill, San Diego, CA
John & Susan Oviach, Los Alamitos, CA
Kitsi Redd, Thomasville, GA
Jim & Katie Barnett, Bend, OR
Tom & Bridget Gambardella, San Diego, CA
Morgan Gambardella, San Diego, CA
Matt Murray, San Antonio, TX
Darlene Scott, Miami, FL
Tom & Susie Rogers, San Diego, CA
Beverly Patch, San Diego, CA
Mike & Melissa Murray, Mission Viejo, CA
Tomas Macias, San Diego, CA
Erin & Cindy Murray, Helotes, Tx
Mike & Marilyn Barnett, Rossmore, CA
David & Joy Greene, San Diego, CA
Critique:
The Art of Mary Bradley
"Superficially insignificant or accedental looking detail in
Art, may carry the most unconscious symbolism." Anton
Ehrenzweig. The
Hidden Order of Art.
Mary Bradley's art is an authentic American aesthetic. Her
subliminal imagery are fleeting but suggestive. Rooted squarely
in
emotional abstraction.
Her art is rewarded by repeated viewings and is
never static. The art engages and excites. Truth of meaning is
derived through hints of what is unexplainable and
unknowable.
Mary's art is mesmerizing, mysterious and awe inspiring. Her
art is
spirited and vibrant, a simple direct distillation of unconscious
imagery.
Bradley's art is evocative and filled with lyrical exuberance
based on intuition and unmediated experience. Through the
intangible elements of light, movement and space, she creates
images
of uninhibited sensuality. Bradley peers beneath the looking-
glass
of consciousness where the depth of imagination has no
bounds. This
art is visionary, a psychic liberation.
A glowing transparent and saturated palette, shows Bradley a
master colorist. Her rich tonal balance is the perfect foil for
this intricate abstract art. This is abstraction through
emotion, sensation and feeling.
