Brad Munro’s seductive paintings entice us into his world of colour, mood and sensibility. He paints about desire- transcending cultural conditioning. Works present the balance between yin and yang, between tension and harmony.



In technique, Munro is a master of abstraction and colour theory. Applying pure hue from the colour wheel directly to the surface, his results are extraordinary journeys which hold the viewer spellbound. The sheer thickness of applied paint is testament to Munro’s enormous energy and the physicality or “process” of creating things coming into form. His practice adheres to the continental European philosophy of Phenomenology. With minimal pictorial form, the viewer is invited to make their own meaning of the painting through their experiences - sensory and other. An interplay between viewer, painting and its environs takes place.



With strong references to the work of Gerhardt Richter, Mark Rothco and mid century American abstraction, Munro’s work also recalls the great impressionists John Turner and Claude Monet. 



Brad has a Master of Studio Art from Sydney College and has held sell-out solo exhibitions since 1997. He has been included in numerous group shows, notably at Campbelltown City Bicentennial Art Gallery, Mosman Art Prize Mosman and Salon des Refuse, S.H. Ervin Gallery, Sydney. His work is represented in both private and corporate collections including the Arthur Boyd Foundation, Private Collections in London, New York, Sydney, TAKSU Singapore; Tetsuya Collection; The Minimbah Collection. Brad has paintings in the foyers of numerous Sydney hotels and his work is regularly featured in leading design magazines.

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