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Florencia Bruck creates her paintings using oil on canvas; she works with rubber brushes to remove paint creating multiple layers of different densities that are then lit from behind by custom LED structures. Illuminating the total surface is easy but she goes a step forward and illuminates only certain areas that allow the rich, deep colors of each layer to come alive and mesmerize the viewer. The light is controlled by a remote dimmer and the observer can adjust the intensity to his/her liking, creating a unique collaborative experience between the artist, the painting, the light and the viewer. The…

Barolo. Buenos Aires, summer 2014. Painting, Oil on canvas, Size: 59 H x 59 W in (150 H x 150 W cm).  © 2014 Florencia San Martin Brück/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York I went to a private party at “Palacio Barolo”, the building energy and its history got in me and from that night the inspiration of my painting “Barolo”. History Italian architect Mario Palanti was commissioned to design the building by the empresario Luis Barolo, an Italian immigrant who had arrived in Argentina in 1890 and had made a fortune in knitted fabrics. The Palacio Barolo was designed in…