born 1955 | aachen | germany
autodidact, painting
private collections:
canada | usa | germany | china
corporate collections:
ceasars palace, las vegas, usa | westin toronto, canada | westin san diego, california | newport beach, california | senior visionary services inc, danville, california | pacific union real estate, san francisco, california | sunset magazine casa verde project, san francisco, california | triton mortgage, san francisco, california | shanghai, china
selected solo exhibitions:
2007 dezart one gallery, palm springs california | 2003 artbeat gallery, berkeley california
selected group exhibitions:
2012 "summer tribute" sopa fine arts, kelowna british columbia canada | 2011 swenson fine art, laguna beach, california | 2008 dezart one gallery, palm springs, california | 2007 "new discoveries" butters gallery, portland, oregon | 2006 "selected work" union square gallery, san francisco, california
2008 artwork featured in motion picture "adopt a sailor"
i recently purchased two pieces of work by harry gruenert for my home in palm springs, ca. and i can honestly say that i believe that he is one of the most promising and up- and-coming abstract artists in california.the breadth and depth of his work is amazing and the textual, tonal and very painterly qualities he employs are quite something to observe. the multiple overlay of colors and very deliberate brush stroke clearly identifes his work. he is clearly influenced by rothko and other abstractionists of the mid to late 20th century.
06/26/2007 bruce purdy
“see the beauty in the pure abstraction of paintings by el cerrito artist harry gruenert”
martha ross, diablo magazine,2006
harry gruenert's paintings are both delicate and thought provoking. in this balance he has found the clearest expression from one translucent plane to another. this recalls rothko's search for a sense of status in painting which gruenert has accomplished.
downs dezart one gallery palm springs, ca
"harry's abstract work on panel conveys a vigorous physicality of movement and space under a surface worked to a smooth sophistication".
merridith pelino, owner artscape gallery, walnut creek, ca
harry gruenert’s paintings echo crumbling plaster, multiple layers suggest years of seasoning; yet this refined approach combined with subtle coloring, and large scale paneling, give harry’s work a more modern, minimalist appearance.
sopa fine arts gallery, bc canada
i agree so deeply with what was written, i love your work more than any living artist in your genre that i have seen, and feel you have an amazing and unique sensibility and talent, and an expansive future in terms of growing appreciation and recognition. and, i suspect that like most serious artists, what is most meaningful to you is your own work, not how it is received. the appreciation is good to hear, though. thank you again. i hope i am on the mailing list for your upcoming shows. i'd love to meet you and see your work in person. best wishes and warmest regards,
diana leonard
i like your post modern color field art a lot. You have that weird touch for that sort of art which i never really liked until i finally saw a rothko that impressed me for some subconscious reason. you look to have a similar talent. most guys cannot do that sort of art ever.
john c dvorak
american columnist and broadcaster in the areas of technology and computing.
..........never really know the outcome, constant challenge, no routine my work is about the thought provoking process when perception is not absolutely clear, recognizable objects are missing. other tools are used besides brushes to create my paintings and my work is almost never predetermined. chance, coincidence, destruction and multilayered paint are involved in the creation of my work.
