Dr. Bruno Zwerenz, M.D. Lakewood Artist Exhibit We welcome Dr. Bruno Zwerenz, M.D. back to the Argyle Gallery. Having displayed his art in 2019, Dr. Zwerenz is happy to share his pieces once again. Dr. Zwerenz grew up in Frankfort, Germany and could be found skiing in the Tatra Mountains of Slovakia and apprenticing with an old-styled German Professor in the art of painting. He made his way to the United States and was immediately drafted into the U.S. military where he was based back in his home town, Frankfort, Germany. Education was important to Bruno and he started taking classes while drafted through the University of Maryland and University of Illinois abroad.
"Go! Go with your thoughts and feelings and try to express them on screens or on a canvas. What you create will never be taken away." Having studied psychology, Dr. Zwerenz soon after pursued post-grad when he was accepted into University of Missouri, School of Medicine. Having returned from
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the military, Dr. Zwerenz received his M.D. and became a certified Psychiatrist. He channeled his creativity learned early in life and painted throughout Medical School which was a nice break from rigorous studying. Dr. Zwerenz’s approach to painting is self-guided by his own stream of conscious in the moment. He is able to expresses his present internal state through landscapes that are realistic and/ or are made up scenarios. All of his paintings can tell as much of a story as the viewer wants to perceive. More recently, abstract techniques have taken over Dr. Zwerenz’s pieces, some of which are inspired by German poetry. What intrigues Dr. Zwerenz the most about art is how subjective the medium can be. “I love the challenge of understanding and interpreting art. I want to give that as a gift to others as they enjoy my paintings.” When asked what advice Bruno would give to young artists he says, “Go! Go with your thoughts and feelings and try to express them on screens or on a canvas. What you create will never be taken away.”
