Brad kunkle

PAINTINGS — KUNKLE

Arcadia Contemporary was founded in 2001 and today boasts over 3,000 square feet of representational art and "remains impervious to the varying...

Brad, tell us a bit about yourself and your story as a practising artist? I've been represented by Arcadia Contemporary since 2009 and live and work between NYC and upstate New York. I think the journey from college to my life now is the interesting part. I didn't paint for 8 years after college. I had a degree in Fine Art and I was a skilled painter, but I didn't have anything unique to say or express....so I decided that I need life experience. No grad school. I became a house painter…

Born in rural Pennsylvania, Brad Kunkle spent his younger years exploring and romanticizing the beauty of the sparse countryside and the deep forests...

Works by Brad Kunkle: Maeve, 2023 , The Eighth Veil, 2011 , Scotopia, 2023 , Where Time Begins, 2023 , Apotheosis, 2023 , A Valley Before, 2023 , Naushin, 2023 , Fountain, 2023 , Palisade, 2023 , The Traveler, 2021 , And So It Begins, 2023 , Ever, 2023 ,...

Brad Kunkle on Instagram: “‘Islands’ from my solo exhibition, The Gilded Wilderness, in 2012 @arcadiagallery • 31x51”, oil and gold leaf on linen. #gildedwilderness…”

Brad Kunkle is a Brooklyn based artist who uses gold and silver leaf to paint figurative pictures that are both symbolic and surreal. Originally from rural Pennsylvania his appreciation for nature and the feminine principle are evident in his work. We had a great chat. Here is what we talk about: Creative heroes, The significance […]

Many in-person art events are swiftly moving to alternatives such as online gallery showings or individual appointments. Here’s what’s still going on.

Gustave Klimt A couple weeks back, I saw posted on Facebook that it was Gustav Klimt's birthday (July 14, 1862) and it immediately made me think of the countless times that I have recently heard the comparison of contemporary artist Brad Kunkle's work to Klimts. Being very familiar with Kunkles work, I decided to learn more about Klimt to make a comparison for myself. Brad Reuben Kunkle Both artists use gold leaf and oil paint together on canvas, and both focus primarily on the female…

Oil and silver leaf on linen panel, Jonathan Levine Gallery, 2015