Bernard Dunaux

Biography

Born in Sydney Australia, Bernard Dunaux moved to the United States in 1981 after completing his formal art studies in Paris, France. He currently works from his studio in Los Angeles.

The Artist has developed a style of seeming contrast and contradiction that paradoxically unifies rather than separates formal elements in visual harmony - energetic brushstrokes against fields of soft color, bright colors highlighting neutral negative spaces-. In the latest compositions, the multi layered ground itself has become a visual archive of the painter’s process, intimately connecting the viewer with the work.

Bernard’s unwillingness to adhere to any one school of thought leads to finished pieces that are refined, refreshingly contemporary, yet strikingly classic.

Artist Statement

I am in a constant search of new forms of visual intellectual expression. My creative process originates with what I identify as a non-moment- when constant thought ceases, and shifts into movement and line, paint and canvas.

Subject matter remains only a starting point, as the direct action of painting itself takes over and dictates my course. Each painting strives to elicit a glimpse of the “visual thought”, before the thought becomes instinctual emotion.

Artwork Featured In:

The WB’s Gillmore Girls

Western Interiors Magazine

The Greystone Mansion Home Show 2007

Home and Design Magazine, Las Vegas

Luxe Magazine, Spring Edition 2008

Elle Decor, June 2009

Artslant Abstract Juried Competition Winner November 2009

Contemporary Masters Volume IV,

World Wide Art Books 2011 edition

Artslant Abstract Showcase Winner January 2010

Los Angeles Times Magazine March 2010