Friday June 3
6-8 p.m.
Viewing & Reception at The National Arts Club, 15 Gramercy Park
Born in France and raised in New York City, Jonathan Solomon Bressler was exposed to the art world in early childhood. His parents (both of them painted) would often take him to The Metropolitan Museum of Art to visit the Egyptian, Roman and Greek galleries. These images of ancient art as well as trends in art, like pop art and op art during the 1960’s would leave a lasting impression on him as he grew up. Today, Jonathan’s work is a culmination of those early influences. A graduate of the High School of Music & Art, he went on to receive an associate’s degree in illustration from The Fashion Institute of Technology. He currently teaches art at the New York School of Interior Design, which he has done for the past 15 years.
If you do not know Jonathan Bressler’s work, you should. Jack and I have one of his pieces that blends a watermark image of Alexander the Great’s head with faux technique butterflies. If I had a scanner big enough to do it, I’d include a picture. It’s one of our favorite pieces. Because Jonathan is such a brilliant artist photos of his work could not do justice to them. He has a sense of depth and trompe l’oeil trickery that could never be captured properly.
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