David Bromley (artist)

David Bromley (born 1960 in Sheffield, England) 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.

In May 2013 Bromley married Yuge Yu and they formed Bromley & Co.

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Personal

Born in England in 1960, Bromley and his family migrated to Adelaide, South Australia in 1964, spending his early years in Adelaide, and teens and twenties in south-east Queensland. 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]

He has seven children; Dale (1984), Holly (2003), Willem (2006) and Arlo (2009) with previous partners, and daughters Wen (2013) and Bei Bel (2016), and son Jimmy (2019) with his wife Yuge. David, Yuge, Wen, Bei Bel and Jimmy Bromley divide their time between Melbourne and Daylesford.[1][3][4][5]

In 2018 he and his wife bought the heritage listed Old Castlemaine Gaol[6][7]

Themes and inspiration

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

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

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.

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.

Portraits

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

Other portraits include Kate Fischer,[11] Kendall and Kylie Jenner,[12] Miranda Kerr, Kylie Minogue,[13] Poh Ling Yeow, Megan Gale, Kristy Hinze and Hugo Weaving.[10]

Notable Works

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.

Collectability

Bromley has been listed by the Australian Art Collector magazine as one of Australia's 50 most collectible artists (in 2001, 2002 and 2009).[14]

References
  1. 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. "Meet The Bromley Family". The Petite Edit. 27 August 2014. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  4. "Australian artist David Bromley and his wife Yuge welcome little Bei Bel". Luisa Dunn Photography. 17 February 2016. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  5. "The Bromley Factor". Secrets Magazine. 21 September 2015. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  6. White, Louis (7 May 2018). "Artist David Bromley buys Old Castlemaine Gaol". Commercial Property & Real Estate News. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  7. Carbines, Scott (9 May 2018). "Bromley gives new life to Old Gaol". NewsComAu. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  8. David Bromley, Art Prizes Database at the Art Gallery of New South Wales
  9. "Archibald Prize Archibald 2004 finalist: McLean & friends by David Bromley". Art Gallery of New South Wales. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  10. "Archibald Prize Archibald 2008 finalist: Louise Olsen by David Bromley". Art Gallery of NSW. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  11. "Bromley unveils a body of work". The Age. 26 July 2002. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  12. Alcala, Natalie (10 December 2015). "Kendall and Kylie's Favorite Aussie Artist Is Popping Up in DTLA". Racked LA. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  13. Durkin, Patrick (21 December 2016). "Bromley brushes establishment to take his art to the masses". Financial Review. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  14. "50 Most Collectable". Art Collector. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
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