The work of Gloucester painter Bruce Herman merges contemporary art with faith — two terms not always used together.
His newest work will be unveiled this week during the Advent Festival of the Arts at Gordon College in Wenham, where his exhibit celebrates the birth of Christ and honors his mother, Mary.
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December/January 2009 | Art New England
Magnificat
Recent paintings by Tanja Butler and Bruce Herman investigating the life and experience of the Virgin Mary—one of the main subjects of traditional sacred art—but also one that has been scorned for the sentimental and often cloying depictions of the past three centuries.
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In the contemporary art world there are few examples of religious imagery other than the ironic, satirical, or that which is laden with ambiguity. The postmodern atmosphere is usually styled as “anything goes” in the arts, but, ironically, sincerely “meant” sacred art is taboo.
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As Gordon College celebrates the birth of Christ with a variety of traditional events December 2-6, so too will it look anew at his mother.
The Advent Festival of the Arts, the newest addition to Christmas at Gordon, is a weeklong artistic response to The Magnificat theme.
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March 2007 | Comment Magazine
Bruce Herman: Painter of Violent Opposites
by Daniel Nayeri
As soon as you meet him,
it becomes immediately
clear why Bruce Herman
doesn’t get as much recognition
as he deserves.
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July 1, 2006 | Christianity Today Library
Portrait of the Artist as a Servant
by Bruce Herman
The masterpieces of Fra Angelico showed painter Bruce Herman the beauty of Christian truth-and his own calling as a Christian artist.
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Gloucester artist at home in show tackling religious themes.
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Bruce writes about his new appointment as the Lothlórien Distinguished Chair in
the Fall 2006 issue of STILLPOINT, the magazine of Gordon College.
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An article about Bruce Herman's new appointment as the Lothlórien Distinguished Chair was published in
the Fall 2006 issue of STILLPOINT, the magazine of Gordon College.
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Gordon College Art Department Chair and internationally known artist, Bruce Herman, recently received the 2006 School of Visual Arts Distinguished Alumni Award from Boston University.
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Book Release
published by Wm. B. Eerdmans , Grand Rapids.
147 Pages; 9”x12”
Full-color art reproductions througout. Book features five chapters discussing Herman’s three-year collaborative project in its historical and theoretical context.
ISBN: 0-8028-2818-3
To order: Click on image above
April 6, 1998 | Christianity Today
Were You There?
by Karen L. Mulder
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