02 Jan PRESENTING: Melissa Bruhn – ‘Polarity’
Melissa Bruhn excitedly debuts her first solo exhibit at Noblesville Creates in January 2020. Bruhn will showcase a two-part theme, “Polarity”. This theme will firstly highlight the literally “polar” creatures who may no longer be with us in a few years as their polar habitat is threatened or changing with the earth’s environment.
Secondly, “Polarity” will explore the duality of human relationships. Bruhn says this of her thematic take on human interaction: “[Given] my strong sense of advocacy for any minority group and interest in power dynamics, I drift toward being a witness or voice of the voiceless…I often explore growth through trauma.” That growth is something she hopes shines through her artwork and brings important social issues to light. Her decades of work as a physical therapist greatly influence this body of work as well, adding another layer to what growth and repair mean in her work.
While Bruhn has really only been painting at this degree and volume for about a year, she says that she simply “must create!” Whether with photography or painting, she paraphrases Frida Kahlo, claiming that creating art “completes me.”
Please join Melissa Bruhn for her first-ever showcase reception at Nickel Plate Art’s January First Friday event from 6pm to 9pm on Jan 3rd, 2020. Her showcase will be held in the Stephenson House Gallery.
