David Bromley (artist)

David Bromley (born 1960) is an Australian artist best known for his painting and sculpture, in particular his portraits, and his paintings of children, birds, butterflies and female nudes. He began his career in Adelaide as a potter. He has exhibited widely in Australia, and also in Asia, Europe, Africa and America, and has been a finalist at the Archibald Prize six times.

With his wife Yuge Yu and they own Bromley & Co, which has both galleries and stores in Australia and China.

Early life

Bromley was born in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, in 1960. His family migrated to Adelaide in South Australia in 1964, spending his early years in Adelaide, and teens and twenties in south-east Queensland.[1]

Career

In his mid-twenties he started working with clay and painting.[1]

In the 2000s he lived in St Kilda, Melbourne, and established a studio in Daylesford in country Victoria, but in 2012 he auctioned his collection and moved to Byron Bay,[2] moving back to Melbourne in 2013.[1]

Art practice

David Bromley's artworks include two major bodies of work – the Boys Own adventure project and the Female Nude series.[1]

He has painted many portraits, including Kate Fischer,[3] Kendall and Kylie Jenner,[4] Miranda Kerr, Kylie Minogue,[5] Poh Ling Yeow, Megan Gale, Kristy Hinze, Hugo Weaving,[6] film director Scott Hicks, weightlifter Dean Lukin, and artist Charles Blackman.[7]

He takes inspiration from childhood books, popular culture and artists such as Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein, and Glen Baxter.[citation needed]

Bromley's nudes portray the female form in contemporary fashion. He makes use of layering and texturing techniques while employing mediums such as metallic paint and leaf combined with black outlines on bold colours.[citation needed]

Recognition

David Bromley has been an Archibald Prize finalist on six occasions:[8][7]

Bromley has been listed by the Australian Art Collector magazine as one of Australia's 50 most collectible artists (in 2001, 2002 and 2009).[10]

In film

In 2005, Bromley commissioned author and singer/songwriter Antonella Gambotto-Burke to co-write his series of short films, I Could Be Me,[11] which were narrated by Hugo Weaving and premiered at the Adelaide Festival in 2008.[12] In an essay, Gambotto-Burke noted that, "As scripts are founded on what Alan Alda calls the 'subsurface tectonics of emotion', the result can sometimes be a psychic slam dunk."[13] Bromley, in a separate interview, described the film as "like a kaleidoscope of images and it is run by my poetry and short stories by Antonella. And it has a large animation component."[14]

The 2023 documentary film, Bromley: Light After Dark, was made by filmmaker Sean McDonald over a period of five years, during which he got to know the family well.[15] The film was selected as one of four nominees for the CinefestOZ Film Prize, worth A$100,000, in September 2023.[16][17]

Exhibitions

Since the mid-1980s, Bromley has had more than 30 solo exhibitions in Australia, as well exhibiting regularly throughout Europe, the UK, South Africa, Asia and the United States.[citation needed]

Personal life

Bromley has suffered from a number of mental health issues, including anxiety and phobias. He has found that "art appeased the voices in his head and helped him find beauty in the world again".[15]

In May 2013 Bromley married Yuge Yu and they formed Bromley & Co.[1] Bromley has seven children: four with previous partners, and three with his wife Yuge. As of 2014 the family were dividing their time between Melbourne and Daylesford.[1][18][19][20]

In 2018 he and his wife bought the heritage-listed Old Castlemaine Gaol.[21][22]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f Wilmoth, Peter (1 December 2015). "Peter Wilmoth meets Melbourne's artist of the moment David Bromley". The Weekly Review. Archived from the original on 11 December 2015. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  2. ^ Boland, Michaela (20 October 2011). "Artist sees the light and sells up". The Australian. News Limited. Archived from the original on 31 December 2012. Retrieved 20 June 2012.
  3. ^ "Bromley unveils a body of work". The Age. 26 July 2002. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  4. ^ Alcala, Natalie (10 December 2015). "Kendall and Kylie's Favorite Aussie Artist Is Popping Up in DTLA". Racked LA. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  5. ^ Durkin, Patrick (21 December 2016). "Bromley brushes establishment to take his art to the masses". Financial Review. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  6. ^ a b "Archibald Prize Archibald 2008 finalist: Louise Olsen by David Bromley". Art Gallery of NSW. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  7. ^ a b David Bromley, Art Prizes Database at the Art Gallery of New South Wales
  8. ^ "TDF Talks With Artist David Bromley". The Design Files. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
  9. ^ "Archibald Prize Archibald 2004 finalist: McLean & friends by David Bromley". Art Gallery of New South Wales. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  10. ^ "50 Most Collectable". Art Collector. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  11. ^ 'I Could Be Me'
  12. ^ "Artist's film draws on a life of images", by Penelope Debelle, The Age, 4 September 2006
  13. ^ 'Words in Motion', by Antonella Gambotto, The Weekend Australian, 21–22 May 2005
  14. ^ "Artist's film draws on a life of images", by Penelope Debelle, The Age, 4 September 2006
  15. ^ a b "Bromley: Light After Dark - Film". Luna Cinemas. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
  16. ^ Slatter, Sean (13 July 2023). "'Bromley: Light After Dark', 'Monolith', 'Shayda', 'The Rooster' up for $100,000 CinefestOZ prize". IF Magazine. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
  17. ^ Slatter, Sean (3 September 2023). "Noora Niasari's 'Shayda' wins $100,000 CinefestOZ prize". IF Magazine. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
  18. ^ "Meet The Bromley Family". The Petite Edit. 27 August 2014. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  19. ^ "Australian artist David Bromley and his wife Yuge welcome little Bei Bel". Luisa Dunn Photography. 17 February 2016. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  20. ^ "The Bromley Factor". Secrets Magazine. 21 September 2015. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  21. ^ White, Louis (7 May 2018). "Artist David Bromley buys Old Castlemaine Gaol". Commercial Property & Real Estate News. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  22. ^ Carbines, Scott (9 May 2018). "Bromley gives new life to Old Gaol". NewsComAu. Retrieved 14 October 2018.

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