Bruce Rubenstein
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Bruce Rubenstein's large-scale paintings have a rigid and strong composition, but maintain organic shapes and soft colors. His paintings pull from abstract expressionism and cubism, harnessing a striking contemporary edge inspired by his experiences in New York and Los Angeles.
At the core of Rubenstein's visionary practice lies an unmistakable fusion of abstract expressionism and contemporary finesse. His canvases pulsate with electrifying energy, rendering each brushstroke a testament to his unwavering dedication to his craft. Imbued with the spirit of the late 1950s and early 1960s expressionist movement, Rubenstein's creations resonate with a restless vitality that captivates and enthralls.
For Rubenstein, painting transcends mere technique—it is a spiritual odyssey that transforms him into a conduit for a greater creative force. Within this transcendent process, Rubenstein fuses formality with abstraction, and modernity with antiquity, birthing a body of work that embodies the very essence of art's transformative power. Since 1992, his awe-inspiring works have graced numerous prestigious group and solo exhibitions across the globe, capturing the imagination of art enthusiasts and connoisseurs alike. Film stars Adrien Brody and Mickey Rourke are among Rubenstein’s collectors.
Bruce Rubenstein's art is deeply influenced by his experience of New York, infusing his work with a sense of perpetual activity and motion. His mixed media creations defy easy categorization, skillfully melding abstract forms and organic shapes while subtly incorporating elements of figures and symbols. Born and raised in New York, Bruce Rubenstein relocated to Los Angeles in 1985.
Rubenstein specializes in large-scale artworks, using huge canvases to tell his stories. “He is an artist, and that means someone who cannot restrain the flow of ideas,” says author David Rodgers. “He is someone who they just burst out of, who cannot help but communicate, and who sees no reason to stop. He’s a man not limited by media to communicate the stories that he needs to (and must) tell, through any medium he feels necessary.” In 1995, Rubenstein co-wrote a semi-autobiographical film called “Bullet” about a struggling artist. The film’s stars included Adrien Brody and Mickey Rourke, both of whom are among Rubenstein’s collectors.
Bruce Rubenstein’s artistic influences range from Joan Miró and Jean Arp to Gerhard Richter and Pablo Picasso. His work has been exhibited and collected worldwide.
EXHIBITIONS
2025Artplex Gallery – Los Angeles, CA
2024
Crossing Art, Solo Exhibition, “Between the Narratives and Subconscious” – Shanghai, China
Artplex Gallery, Solo Exhibition, “Welcome to the Pharcyde” – Los Angeles, CA
Crossing Art, “It Begins to Blur” – New York, NY
Kiaf SEOUL – Seoul, Korea
2023
Artplex Gallery – Los Angeles, CA
Beijing Contemporary Art Expo – Beijing, China
Crossing Art Collective – Beijing, China
2022
Shenzhen Art Fair – Shenzhen, China
Westbund Art Fair – Shanghai, China
MAC Fine Art, “Power Painters” – Delray, FL
Westbund Art & Design (Solo) – Shanghai, China
Context Art Miami (Solo) – Miami, FL
Crossing Art Gallery (Solo) – New York, NY
2021
“Space Time Fragments” – Artspace Warehouse, Los Angeles, CA
MAC Fine Art – Fort Lauderdale, FL
MAC Fine Art – Jupiter, FL
MAC Fine Art (Solo) – Miami, FL
2020
MAC Fine Art – Fort Lauderdale, FL
Wynwood Art Festival – Miami, FL
Artspace Gallery – Los Angeles, CA
MAC Fine Art (Solo) – Fort Lauderdale, FL
Gottling Gallery (Solo) – Palm Springs, CA
Castelli Art Space (Solo) – Culver City, CA
2019
MAC Fine Art – Jupiter, FL
Artspace Gallery – Los Angeles, CA
Palm Springs Art Fair – Palm Springs, CA
Glenn Dallas Gallery (Solo) – Santa Barbara, CA
Castelli Art Space (Solo) – Culver City, CA
MAC Fine Art (Solo) – Fort Lauderdale, FL
2018
Affordable Art Fair – New York City, NY
“How to Make Memories” – Artspace Warehouse, Los Angeles, CA
Palm Springs Art Fair – Palm Springs, CA
2017
“Above and Below the Clouds” – Artspace Warehouse, Los Angeles, CA
Shockboxx Gallery – Hermosa Beach, CA
The Dina Collection – Beverly Hills, CA
2016
Group Show – St. Peter in der Au, Austria
2015
Henry Fonda Theatre – Hollywood, CA
Veterans Memorial Building – Park City, UT
2012
The Kodak Center – Hollywood, CA
2011
Stark Kikuchi Gallery – Venice, CA
2010
The Kamur Group Gallery – Tel Aviv, Israel
Stark Kikuchi Gallery – Venice, CA
2009
Stark Kikuchi Gallery – Venice, CA
2008
Stark Kikuchi Gallery – Venice, CA
2007
MoCA Hot Springs – Hot Springs, AR
2004
The Hunter Gallery – Hollywood, CA
2002
Stark Kikuchi Gallery – Venice, CA
2001
Designer Services Group – Culver City, CA
1997
L.A. Lofts – Hollywood, CA
1995
Galerie Tatou – Beverly Hills, CA
1994
Todd Gordon Gallery – Los Angeles, CA
1993
Todd Gordon Gallery – Los Angeles, CA
1992
Market Street Gallery – Venice, CA
SELECTED PRIVATE COLLECTORS
Arnold Schwarzenegger, Beverly Hills, CA
Maria Shriver, Beverly Hills, CA
Adrien Brody, Beverly Hills, CA
Paul Marciano, Beverly Hills, CA
Yossi Dina, Malibu, CA
Christina Tosi, Brooklyn, NY
Mickey Rourke, Brooklyn, NY
Andrew Dice Clay, Sherman Oaks, CA
Jules Haimovitz, Beverly Hills, CA
Tom Jones, Beverly Hills, CA
Mr. & Mrs. Emerson Glazer, Beverly Hills, CA
Meshulam Riklis, Tel Aviv, Israel
Reuven Oded, Palm Beach, FL
Nancy Ganz, East Hampton, NY
Autumn Reeser, Los Angeles, CA
Doug Ellin, Beverly Hills, CA
Rob Weiss, Hollywood Hills, CA
Angus Mitchell, Beverly Hills, CA
Terence Trent D’Arby, Los Angeles, CA
Randy Spendlove, Beverly Hills, CA
Steve Ferraro, Los Angeles, CA
David & Nancy First, Long Island, NY
Steve Glazer, Westwood, CA
Ben Stark & Michelle Kikuchi, Culver City, CA
Dani Brener, Tel Aviv, Israel
Jim Campbell, Dallas, TX
Thomas Ming, Dallas, TX¬¬
Sam & Orit Messica, Beverly Hills, CA
Ron Fair, Los Angeles, CA
Kenneth & Mimi Griswold, Hollywood, CA¬¬
Mark Lamonica, Alta Dena, CA
Paul Shulze, NYC, NY
Richard Goldstein, Beverly Hills, CA
Howard & Leanne Kay, Boca Raton, FL
Ari & Hani Fisher, Beverly Hills, CA
Richard Lawson & Tina Knowles, Los Angeles, CA
Claude & Helene Roux, Cannes, France
Marco Flamenbaum, Paris, France
SELECTED
PUBLIC & CORPORATE COLLECTIONS
Los Angeles Modern Auctions – Van Nuys, CA (sold)
MoCA Hot Springs
The Kamur Group – Tel Aviv, Israel
The Foundation for Living Beauty – Pasadena, CA
Sharp & Associates – Los Angeles, CA
The Kodak Center – Hollywood, CA
Showtime Corporate – Los Angeles, CA
Wolfgang Puck – Hollywood, CA
Henry Fonda Theatre – Hollywood, CA
Veterans Memorial Building – Park City, UT
Guess Inc. Corporate Headquarters – Los Angeles, CA
The Highlands – Hollywood, CA
MoCA Hot Springs
The Kamur Group – Tel Aviv, Israel
The Foundation for Living Beauty – Pasadena, CA
Sharp & Associates – Los Angeles, CA
The Kodak Center – Hollywood, CA
Showtime Corporate – Los Angeles, CA
Wolfgang Puck – Hollywood, CA
Henry Fonda Theatre – Hollywood, CA
Veterans Memorial Building – Park City, UT
Guess Inc. Corporate Headquarters – Los Angeles, CA
The Highlands – Hollywood, CA
2017 Mural commissioned by Google and LVA, Louisville, KY
2012 La Boca del Lobo International Film Festival, Madrid, Spain
2010 “3rd Annual KY Short Film & Video Showcase”. 21C Museum, Louisville, KY
2007 VII National Festival of Audiovisual “By First Time”, Holguin, Cuba
PRESS
2009 Cover Story, Weekend Edition Maarive
2008 Ed McCormack, Art Critic, Studio & Gallery Magazine
2007 Pamela Sharp, Grand Tour
2004 Weekend Edition, Maarive
2001 Detour Magazine
TV & FILM
How I Met Your Father, Hulu
All Rise, CBS
American Gigolo, Showtime
Bruce Rubenstein's art is deeply influenced by his experience of New York, infusing his work with a sense of perpetual activity and motion. His mixed media creations defy easy categorization, skillfully melding abstract forms and organic shapes while subtly incorporating elements of figures and symbols. Born and raised in New York, Bruce Rubenstein relocated to Los Angeles in 1985.
Rubenstein specializes in large-scale artworks, using huge canvases to tell his stories. “He is an artist, and that means someone who cannot restrain the flow of ideas,” says author David Rodgers. “He is someone who they just burst out of, who cannot help but communicate, and who sees no reason to stop. He’s a man not limited by media to communicate the stories that he needs to (and must) tell, through any medium he feels necessary.” In 1995, Rubenstein co-wrote a semi-autobiographical film called “Bullet” about a struggling artist. The film’s stars included Adrien Brody and Mickey Rourke, both of whom are among Rubenstein’s collectors.
Bruce Rubenstein’s artistic influences range from Joan Miró and Jean Arp to Gerhard Richter and Pablo Picasso. His work has been exhibited and collected worldwide.
EXHIBITIONS
2025Artplex Gallery – Los Angeles, CA
2024
Crossing Art, Solo Exhibition, “Between the Narratives and Subconscious” – Shanghai, China
Artplex Gallery, Solo Exhibition, “Welcome to the Pharcyde” – Los Angeles, CA
Crossing Art, “It Begins to Blur” – New York, NY
Kiaf SEOUL – Seoul, Korea
2023
Artplex Gallery – Los Angeles, CA
Beijing Contemporary Art Expo – Beijing, China
Crossing Art Collective – Beijing, China
2022
Shenzhen Art Fair – Shenzhen, China
Westbund Art Fair – Shanghai, China
MAC Fine Art, “Power Painters” – Delray, FL
Westbund Art & Design (Solo) – Shanghai, China
Context Art Miami (Solo) – Miami, FL
Crossing Art Gallery (Solo) – New York, NY
2021
“Space Time Fragments” – Artspace Warehouse, Los Angeles, CA
MAC Fine Art – Fort Lauderdale, FL
MAC Fine Art – Jupiter, FL
MAC Fine Art (Solo) – Miami, FL
2020
MAC Fine Art – Fort Lauderdale, FL
Wynwood Art Festival – Miami, FL
Artspace Gallery – Los Angeles, CA
MAC Fine Art (Solo) – Fort Lauderdale, FL
Gottling Gallery (Solo) – Palm Springs, CA
Castelli Art Space (Solo) – Culver City, CA
2019
MAC Fine Art – Jupiter, FL
Artspace Gallery – Los Angeles, CA
Palm Springs Art Fair – Palm Springs, CA
Glenn Dallas Gallery (Solo) – Santa Barbara, CA
Castelli Art Space (Solo) – Culver City, CA
MAC Fine Art (Solo) – Fort Lauderdale, FL
2018
Affordable Art Fair – New York City, NY
“How to Make Memories” – Artspace Warehouse, Los Angeles, CA
Palm Springs Art Fair – Palm Springs, CA
2017
“Above and Below the Clouds” – Artspace Warehouse, Los Angeles, CA
Shockboxx Gallery – Hermosa Beach, CA
The Dina Collection – Beverly Hills, CA
2016
Group Show – St. Peter in der Au, Austria
2015
Henry Fonda Theatre – Hollywood, CA
Veterans Memorial Building – Park City, UT
2012
The Kodak Center – Hollywood, CA
2011
Stark Kikuchi Gallery – Venice, CA
2010
The Kamur Group Gallery – Tel Aviv, Israel
Stark Kikuchi Gallery – Venice, CA
2009
Stark Kikuchi Gallery – Venice, CA
2008
Stark Kikuchi Gallery – Venice, CA
2007
MoCA Hot Springs – Hot Springs, AR
2004
The Hunter Gallery – Hollywood, CA
2002
Stark Kikuchi Gallery – Venice, CA
2001
Designer Services Group – Culver City, CA
1997
L.A. Lofts – Hollywood, CA
1995
Galerie Tatou – Beverly Hills, CA
1994
Todd Gordon Gallery – Los Angeles, CA
1993
Todd Gordon Gallery – Los Angeles, CA
1992
Market Street Gallery – Venice, CA
SELECTED PRIVATE COLLECTORS
Arnold Schwarzenegger, Beverly Hills, CA
Maria Shriver, Beverly Hills, CA
Adrien Brody, Beverly Hills, CA
Paul Marciano, Beverly Hills, CA
Yossi Dina, Malibu, CA
Christina Tosi, Brooklyn, NY
Mickey Rourke, Brooklyn, NY
Andrew Dice Clay, Sherman Oaks, CA
Jules Haimovitz, Beverly Hills, CA
Tom Jones, Beverly Hills, CA
Mr. & Mrs. Emerson Glazer, Beverly Hills, CA
Meshulam Riklis, Tel Aviv, Israel
Reuven Oded, Palm Beach, FL
Nancy Ganz, East Hampton, NY
Autumn Reeser, Los Angeles, CA
Doug Ellin, Beverly Hills, CA
Rob Weiss, Hollywood Hills, CA
Angus Mitchell, Beverly Hills, CA
Terence Trent D’Arby, Los Angeles, CA
Randy Spendlove, Beverly Hills, CA
Steve Ferraro, Los Angeles, CA
David & Nancy First, Long Island, NY
Steve Glazer, Westwood, CA
Ben Stark & Michelle Kikuchi, Culver City, CA
Dani Brener, Tel Aviv, Israel
Jim Campbell, Dallas, TX
Thomas Ming, Dallas, TX¬¬
Sam & Orit Messica, Beverly Hills, CA
Ron Fair, Los Angeles, CA
Kenneth & Mimi Griswold, Hollywood, CA¬¬
Mark Lamonica, Alta Dena, CA
Paul Shulze, NYC, NY
Richard Goldstein, Beverly Hills, CA
Howard & Leanne Kay, Boca Raton, FL
Ari & Hani Fisher, Beverly Hills, CA
Richard Lawson & Tina Knowles, Los Angeles, CA
Claude & Helene Roux, Cannes, France
Marco Flamenbaum, Paris, France
SELECTED
PUBLIC & CORPORATE COLLECTIONS
Los Angeles Modern Auctions – Van Nuys, CA (sold)
MoCA Hot Springs
The Kamur Group – Tel Aviv, Israel
The Foundation for Living Beauty – Pasadena, CA
Sharp & Associates – Los Angeles, CA
The Kodak Center – Hollywood, CA
Showtime Corporate – Los Angeles, CA
Wolfgang Puck – Hollywood, CA
Henry Fonda Theatre – Hollywood, CA
Veterans Memorial Building – Park City, UT
Guess Inc. Corporate Headquarters – Los Angeles, CA
The Highlands – Hollywood, CA
MoCA Hot Springs
The Kamur Group – Tel Aviv, Israel
The Foundation for Living Beauty – Pasadena, CA
Sharp & Associates – Los Angeles, CA
The Kodak Center – Hollywood, CA
Showtime Corporate – Los Angeles, CA
Wolfgang Puck – Hollywood, CA
Henry Fonda Theatre – Hollywood, CA
Veterans Memorial Building – Park City, UT
Guess Inc. Corporate Headquarters – Los Angeles, CA
The Highlands – Hollywood, CA
2017 Mural commissioned by Google and LVA, Louisville, KY
2012 La Boca del Lobo International Film Festival, Madrid, Spain
2010 “3rd Annual KY Short Film & Video Showcase”. 21C Museum, Louisville, KY
2007 VII National Festival of Audiovisual “By First Time”, Holguin, Cuba
PRESS
2009 Cover Story, Weekend Edition Maarive
2008 Ed McCormack, Art Critic, Studio & Gallery Magazine
2007 Pamela Sharp, Grand Tour
2004 Weekend Edition, Maarive
2001 Detour Magazine
TV & FILM
How I Met Your Father, Hulu
All Rise, CBS
American Gigolo, Showtime