born 1955 aachen, germany
education
high school, trade school, self taught painting
commissions
westin toront
o bristol place, prime minister suite
westin san
diego
senior visionary services inc, danville
corporate collections
ceasars palace, las vegas
westin toronto
westin san diego
pacific union real
estate, san francisco
sunset magazine casa verde, san
francisco
triton mortgage, san francisco
private collections
canada, usa, germany, china
exhibitions
2011 summer group show swenson fine art laguna beach ca
2010 "front line" sopa fine arts kelowna bc
canada
2010 gallery opening swenson fine art laguna beach ca
2008 group show dezart one gallery palm springs ca
2008
"straight forward" sopa fine arts kelowna bc
2008
artwork featured in motion picture "adopt a sailor"
2008 group show dezart one gallery palm springs ca
2007
"new discoveries" butters gallery portland or
2007
"continual embodiment" sopa fine arts kelowna bc
2007 solo show dezart one gallery palm springs ca
2007 group
show artscape walnut creek ca
2006 "border crossings"
sopa fine arts kelowna bc
2006 "new work" group
show dezart one gallery palm springs
2006 "wrap it
up" group show sopa fine arts kelowna bc
2006 group
show artscape walnut creek ca
2006 "selected work"
union square gallery san francisco ca
2005 "new work"
dezart one gallery palm springs ca
2005 group show artscape
walnut creek ca
2005 "grand" sopa fine arts
kelowna bc
2005 paintings eaton fine art austin tx
2004 uptown studio gallery group show sacramento ca
2004 kcc
modern living ongoing exhibition berkeley ca
2004 cares
group exhibition sacramento ca
2004 uptown studio gallery
selected work sacramento ca
2003 solo show artbeat gallery
berkeley ca
2003 group exhibition me gallery san francisco
ca
2002 sight & insight art show mill valley ca
2002 group show me gallery san francisco ca
gallery representation
sopa fine arts gallery 2934 south
pandosy kelowna british columbia canada 250 763 5088
swenson
fine art 460 south coast highway laguna beach ca 949 376 1122
studio d 2688 cherokee way palm springs california usa 760
218 4026
eaton fine art 900 w north loop blv austin texas
usa 512 323 2888
press / critic
"see the beauty in the pure abstraction
of paintings by el cerrito artist harry gruenert"
martha ross diablo magazine
2010 press release
this exhibition also features californian
artist, harry gruenert's artwork; he is now into his sixth year
showing with sopa. as suggested in the exhibition title ‘front
lines’, this latest body of gruenert's distinctive work manifests
itself with a strong linear focus.intersecting planes of color and
shape indulge gruenert’s endless fascination with minimalism.Raw,
exposed areas in Gruenert's art follow alongside delineated fields,
shifting architectural geometry with a subtle,less stable, organic
environment. this multi-layered, yet smooth approach is created by
mixing and moving paint with various tools;offering Gruenert a
chance to blend pigments… contrasting brilliant violet with patches
of subdued green for example, keeping a close eye on light in
opposing bands of color. frank stella’s quote, “what you see is what
you get” resonates strongly with gruenert's sensibilities as, he
strives towards simplification. knowing exactly when to walk away,
when the painting is finished... for gruenert,the moment it's done,
he just knows.
" 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
identifies his work. he is clearly
influenced by rothko and
other abstractionists of the mid to late 20th century."
06.26.2007 bruce purdy
vision art joins 2007 san francisco sunset idea house (casa verde)
custom fine art covers television throughout home; enables multiuse
aesthetic combined with clean urbanlook
san francisco -
since 1998, the sunset magazine idea house program has combined the
magazine's most
exciting new designs with the smartest home
products available. joining that winning combination is
vision art, a company proud to contibute beauty and innovation to
the 2007 san francisco sunset
idea house.
the vision
art specified by interior designer includes both abstract
photography and painting:
in the apartment, abstract
photography was reproduced by vision art, sourced from original work
owned
by the sunset idea house organizers.
sourced
from vision art's own art collection the abstract painting used in
the main house is a contemporary
study in color by
nationally renowned san francisco artist harry gruenert.
"vision art eliminates the problem of wall mounted television
compromising focal points or creating multiple
points of
view, a nightmare for furniture choice and placement," says
dave froerer, vice president of vision art.
"delivering
art reproduction that's second to none, interior designers using
vision art are able to work side by
side with the works of
nationally acclaimed artist, like painter harry gruenert."
press release
"harry gruenert's paintings are both delicate and though
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
"harry's abstract work on panel conveys a vigorous
physicality of movement and space under
a surface worked to
a smooth sophistication"
merridith pelino
"harry gruenert's paintings echo crumbling plaster multiple
layers suggest years of seasoning yet this
refined approach
combined with subtle coloring and large paneling give harry's work a
more modern
minimalist appearance"
sopa fine
arts
