Christopher Derek Bruno

#placesmegangoes : +2 / / / how do you feel today? the best news = all smiles + a chord of laughter. expanding once more in every direction ~making waves~ / hey / hi / hello there; even more r o o m in the heart. take a a second for the second: re-balance / even things out one + two : three ~> soon to be four. we allllll take deep breaths : hold together, the next project of a life(time) is due 08/2026. / / / until then + allllll~ways : thank you megan, thank you megan, thank you megan.

‘oritur et occidit’ by @derekbruno A large-scale color composition rendered through optical mixing; this work merges a four-channel halftone process with organic forms derived from five tree species originally planted in Atlanta’s Piedmont Park which is site adjacent + the primary vantage from the buildings community balconies. The compositions expansive field of color was divided into a grid, where each cell’s location + CMYK values determined the curve, scale, and rotation generated by a parametric script. The outputs of each channel were then combined, producing a softly blended image at a distance while revealing 480 distinct graphic patterns when viewed up close. - Large format print 1 : oritur et occidit Non-PVC Film on wall : 20ft x 200ft Atlanta , GA 2024

Temporary Installations : Walk+Talk 2015 / / / reflecting upon residency / 10 years have passed / my life forever shifted / in~a~volcanic crater / on an island / wayyyy out to sea / see / eyes+ears w i i i i i i d e~open / hands busy / hike+walk+reflect+make+repeat / an espresso when the visitors center cafe opens / walk one trail in the morning / mid~day walk from #CMIF to Furnas / each day needs dois bolos levedos da Gloria Moniz / maybe more / hike another trail in the afternoon / sip on #superbock as the sun sets over the craters edge / the bats appear to find what bites and cannot be seen / I hope Filippo + Brad + Jacopo + Francisco + Ricky are having a good time / simple pasta for dinner / one more beer to watch the moon rise above the crater lake / I cannot wait to do this all again tomorrow / I long for the day I am able to return / to the place that was immediately home / and remains so + for so much that I know to be true. / muito obrigado para sempre @jesse____james @nodianasousa @monicaxcampana @artemot @tiagocorona @green.criss @ruipbsoares

Christopher Derek Bruno focuses on translucent media, incorporating CAD, model-making, printmaking, and CNC production to create abstract compositions that explore color and light. What began as a constraint, limiting his palette to the three primary colors cyan, magenta, and yellow, soon became a catalyst for discovery, revealing the subtle and powerful interplay between these hues. Bruno draws a direct parallel between his work and the experience of watching a sunset, both demand presence, patience, and attentiveness. In his practice, individual perception plays a crucial role; the work does not reveal itself all at once. It is through the viewer’s willingness to slow down, look closely, and engage with nuance and shift that the work is fully realized, completed through the participatory act of what he calls “intentional viewership.” This is the final week to see his exhibition, if/then/yes/and. On view through Saturday, June 28, 2025. Be sure to stop by the gallery before it closes! Pictured: INCIDENTAL WORK : 5, 2025 Latex print, PET film, acrylic, and acrylic-urethane on panel
37 x 37 x 4 inches PLANAR STUDY : 5, 2025 Latex print, PET film, acrylic, and acrylic-urethane on panel
24 x 24 x 3.25 inches @derekbruno #christopherderekbruno #ifthenyesand #gkg #gregkuceragallery

Beginning with watercolor studies, Bruno pulls sections from the compositions he finds appealing, then digitally recreates those elements. Using translation software of his own design, he then extrapolates data that can be used in a complex, layered print onto PET film. Once installed, the light passing through the material casts vibrant, color-filled shadows that gently rest on the wall. These shadows play off each other and the surrounding space, creating the subtle impression of volume within the work. Like most artwork, these pieces are best experienced in person. We encourage everyone to visit the gallery to see these quiet, mysterious pieces. @derekbruno : ‘if/then/yes/and’ on view through June 28, 2025. #christopherderekbruno #ifthenyesand #gkg #gregkuceragallery

To accomplish the PLANNAR STUDY and INCIDENTAL WORK, Christopher Derek Bruno is reliant upon his formal training in industrial design paired with empirical research techniques; the use of rapid prototyping, CAD, technical drawings, model making and building full scale iterations through CNC production. Bruno’s work has been exhibited in New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Miami, and his hometown of Atlanta, among other cities. He has also exhibited internationally, including in London, Berlin, Hamburg, Rome, and Moscow, along with a series of site-specific installations in the Azores. Pictured: INCIDENTAL WORK : 4, 2025 Latex print, PET film, acrylic, and acrylic-urethane on panel 37 x 72 x 4 inches @derekbruno #christopherderekbruno #ifthenyesand #gkg #gregkuceragallery

IF / THEN / YES / AND @gregkuceragallery , Seattle WA Public Reception June 5th + Artist Talks on the 7th @ noon The title of Bruno’s current exhibition, ‘if/then/yes/and’, draws from both logic and improvisation, referencing systems of response that are rule-based rather than evaluative. “if/then” reflects a procedural structure common to both scientific inquiry and creative problem-solving. If one condition is met, then another follows. It’s a method of building, of remaining in the question, of iterating toward insight. In improvisation, “yes/and” is a principle of agreement and expansion, acknowledging what’s given and adding to it with intention. Together, these frameworks form a call-and-response system grounded not in subjectivity, but in constructive participation, enabling a world where patterns, values, and visual data can be examined, broken down, and reassembled. -Anthony White

IF / THEN / YES / AND + SOMETHIN’ SOMETHIN’ by @culturalcrisis on view now @gregkuceragallery ^PUBLIC RECEPTION 6/5 : 6p~8p + ATRIST TALKS 6/7 : 12p Photo : @wiseknave Track : Lake Baikal by @brendan +++++++++ Brunoʼs current investigations focus on translucent media, examining their material and volumetric properties. Expanding on his established vocabulary of low-relief sculpture, these studies work in developing the foundation for free-standing installations + large-scale architectural integrations. Working within the framework of print traditions, Bruno investigates the production and perception of color, leveraging the precision of emerging digital processes to surpass the limitations found in the practiced hand. His color-based compositions are achieved through parametric modeling; where scale / shape / density are systematically articulated in order to affect the translation of images into the subtractive color model found in process printing. This approach has introduced new layers of flexibility + control, allowing for dynamic interplay between structure + abstraction; advancing his exploration of the image as both a perceptual and material phenomenon. By harnessing light as both subject and medium, this work explores its transient, physical, and experiential potential.

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#placesmegangoes / / / thank you megan + thank you luca : thank you for ~> catching + magnifying, + reflecting the light of this life. thank you for turning me into a father, thank you for helping me to become a dad. / /

imperative work 22 studies of translucent media in space. /