Bruce Charlesworth (born 1950) is an American artist, known primarily
for his photographic, video and multimedia works.Charlesworth was born
in 1950 in Davenport, Iowa. He received his BA degree in Art from the
University of Northern Iowa (1972) and his MFA degree in Painting from
the University of Iowa in 1975.Charlesworth began to exhibit in New
York and internationally with the photo-novellas Eddie Glove
(1976â€"79), and Special Communiqués (1981). Other staged
photographic series followed, including Trouble (1982â€"83), Fate
(1984â€"87), Man and Nature (1988â€"91), Confiscated Objects
(1999â€"2000), and Serum (2003â€"08).Surveillance (1981) was the first
of many of what Charlesworth termed narrative environments, works that
use video and/or audio to power a narrative within a designed space.
Projectile (1982), Wrong Adventures (1984), Private House (1987),
Reality Street (1994) and Airlock (2004) are a few subsequent
multimedia installations.
for his photographic, video and multimedia works.Charlesworth was born
in 1950 in Davenport, Iowa. He received his BA degree in Art from the
University of Northern Iowa (1972) and his MFA degree in Painting from
the University of Iowa in 1975.Charlesworth began to exhibit in New
York and internationally with the photo-novellas Eddie Glove
(1976â€"79), and Special Communiqués (1981). Other staged
photographic series followed, including Trouble (1982â€"83), Fate
(1984â€"87), Man and Nature (1988â€"91), Confiscated Objects
(1999â€"2000), and Serum (2003â€"08).Surveillance (1981) was the first
of many of what Charlesworth termed narrative environments, works that
use video and/or audio to power a narrative within a designed space.
Projectile (1982), Wrong Adventures (1984), Private House (1987),
Reality Street (1994) and Airlock (2004) are a few subsequent
multimedia installations.
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