Brian Rutenberg

(American, born 1965)

Brian Rutenberg is a contemporary American painter. Best known for his large abstract paintings composed of vivid fluorescent colors, he forms his compositions through heavy, impasto marks and the use of nontraditional materials like wire. Rutenberg’s canvases evoke data deterioration and virtual landscapes, with colors intersecting in a staccato rhythm resembling a glitchy computer screen. After receiving his MFA from the School of Visual Arts in New York in 1989, he befriended the painters Gregory Amenoff and Walter Darby Bannard, both of whom would serve as Rutenberg’s mentors, shaping and inspiring his later work. Born on September 18, 1965 in Myrtle Beach, SC, the artist now maintains a studio practice in New York. He has exhibited work in various South Carolinian museums in tandem with gallery representation by Forum in Los Angeles and New York, as well as garnering awards like a Marie Walsh Sharpe Art Foundation Grant in 1992, and a Fulbright Fellowship for study in Ireland in 1997.

Brian Rutenberg Artworks

Brian Rutenberg (106 results)
Low Light 2, 2010

Brian Rutenberg

Low Light 2, 2010

Forum Gallery Inc.

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Spell 2, 2015

Brian Rutenberg

Spell 2, 2015

Forum Gallery Inc.

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Pale Deep, 2008

Brian Rutenberg

Pale Deep, 2008

Forum Gallery Inc.

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Butterslip, 1998

Brian Rutenberg

Butterslip, 1998

Forum Gallery Inc.

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Great Falls, 2024

Brian Rutenberg

Great Falls, 2024

Forum Gallery Inc.

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Hemlock Lake, 2002

Brian Rutenberg

Hemlock Lake, 2002

Forum Gallery Inc.

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Late River 4, 2012

Brian Rutenberg

Late River 4, 2012

Forum Gallery Inc.

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The Fading 8, 2009

Brian Rutenberg

The Fading 8, 2009

Forum Gallery Inc.

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Until 3, 2004

Brian Rutenberg

Until 3, 2004

Forum Gallery Inc.

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Green Pond, 2014

Brian Rutenberg

Green Pond, 2014

Forum Gallery Inc.

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Great Falls, 2024

Brian Rutenberg

Great Falls, 2024

Forum Gallery Inc.

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River Diver 6, 2023

Brian Rutenberg

River Diver 6, 2023

LewAllen Galleries

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Garden 2, 2018

Brian Rutenberg

Garden 2, 2018

LewAllen Galleries

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Green Goddess 3, 2021

Brian Rutenberg

Green Goddess 3, 2021

LewAllen Galleries

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Phlox 3, 2016

Brian Rutenberg

Phlox 3, 2016

LewAllen Galleries

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Loblolly, 2018

Brian Rutenberg

Loblolly, 2018

LewAllen Galleries

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Reeds Rise 3, 2021

Brian Rutenberg

Reeds Rise 3, 2021

Forum Gallery Inc.

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River Diver 9, 2023

Brian Rutenberg

River Diver 9, 2023

LewAllen Galleries

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Clambank 2, 2023

Brian Rutenberg

Clambank 2, 2023

LewAllen Galleries

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Clambank, 2023

Brian Rutenberg

Clambank, 2023

LewAllen Galleries

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