Bruno Capolongo

Duplicity (Sweet Seductions)
Oil on Canvas
24 X 24 inches

Heaven's Gate
Encaustic on Panel
13.5 x 33 inches, 34 X 83 cm.

Aureola (Moth and Flowers)
2007, Oil on canvas
13 3/4 x 41 inches, 34.9 x 104 cm

Ruby Red (Composition with Powdered Donuts)
2006, Oil on Panel
12 x 14 3/4 inches, 30.5 x 37.5 cm

Tiffany Box with Blossoms
2006, Oil and Acrylic on wood board
18 x 19 5/8 inches, 45.7 x 49.9 cm

Biography
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Bruno Capolongo's paintings are highly structured yet romantic. His beautiful landscapes are painted with the highest technical quality.

Of his work, he has said “There are a number of principles by which I live and work as an artist with increasing conviction. I believe in the supremacy of beauty, for me the aesthetic power of an artwork is more important than any underlying conceptual or theoretical component. This is because beauty is not merely a vehicle for meaning, but is itself meaningful, good and just. While conceptual underpinnings may abound in some of my work, I maintain that the integrity or strength of the image itself is of greater importance.

In my own work I believe that all subjects – whether landscapes, still-life, figurative or architectural – must be treated equally. A truly great landscape painting, then, is no less important than a Royal portrait- because of how it is made. There is really no hierarchy of subject matter. This is why I say it is not what you paint, it is how you paint it. Finally, it has long been my belief that the most intelligent and successful artists draw from two sources of influence, the well of history, and the fountain of modernity. The artist who ignores either may languish or stumble. This is why I study the Old Masters carefully and respectfully, while ever aware of the dangers of merely imitating the artistic ideals of a bygone era.”

Water Snakes
44 X 48 inches
Encaustic on 4 panels

Malena
2009, Encaustic on Panel
8 X 11 inches, 20 X 27 cm.