The Work of Leslie Bruning
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Meet and Greet
For complete information about Meet and Greet and the Conversations series, click here.
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Duet
More about Duet can be found here.
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Talk Talk Smile
More about the conversation series can be found here.
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Three-Way Conversation
More about the conversation series can be found here.
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Three-Way Conversation
More about the conversation series can be found here.
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Three-Way Conversation
More about the conversation series can be found here.
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Trivium
More about the vector series can be found here.
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Trivium
Stainless steel and paint, 8.5’x3’x4’
More about the vector series can be found here.
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Duo
Stainless steel, 16” tall x 60” x 66”
More about the vector series can be found here.
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Duo
More about the vector series can be found here.
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Vessel
Installed at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Omaha at Aksarben Village on 67th and Center. Check out the making of Vessel here.
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Vessel
Night view of Vessel, installed at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Omaha at Aksarben Village on 67th and Center. Check out the making of Vessel here.
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Yellow Swimmer
Powder coated yellow metal sculpture.
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Nature's Warning
Steel sculpture. 14'x6'x5'.
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Fishers of Man
Ceramic tiles wall sculpture. 5'x6'x4".
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Maquette of Perforated Steel Sculpture
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Comic Face
Cast bronze self-portrait. Part of a series of studies.
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Velocity
Public mural on side of handball court, located in Dewey Park, Omaha, NE.
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Levitation
Bronze and walnut. 30"x20"x6".
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Shovelhead Guitar Fish Benches
Exhibited at Fort Mason, San Francisco, CA.
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Robin Ventura
Award given during College World Series by Robin's cohorts.
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Rondel of Chaos
36" diameter x 3"
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Quiver with Wrench
Bronze cast atop a five foot rod. Quivers in the wind, or when you sneeze.
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Evolution of Dew
Steel Sculpture. Part of a private collection.
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Evolution
Steel Sculpture. Part of a private collection.
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Blossoming Squares
Steel Sculpture. Part of a private collection.
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Head of Dreams
Bronze sculpture. 3'x30"x10"
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UNO Bike Rack
UNO Maverick bike rack, installed at the new Mammel Business College on University of Nebraska's campus in Omaha.
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O! Dude
Check out more details here.
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O! Dude
Check out more details here.
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Spinning Heads
Maquette of prospective sculpture.
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Observed Campus Time
Bronze and ceramic tile wall sculpture located on the UNO campus. The images in bronze are duplicates of icons found on the campus.
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Artist Breaking Through
Self-portrait of the artist. Currently on display at iWireless Center, Moline, IL. 10'x6'x7'
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Deer Hunter
Bronze sculpture. It has a life cast deer antler embedded in the chest. 9'x3'x2'
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Horizontal Discs
Painted steel. 3'x6'x2'
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Holy Man
Polished bronze sculpture. One of numerous of sculptures exploring the dematerialization of 3D forms. 32"x9"x8"
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Tool Rack Mobile
Stainless steel. Was exhibited on Navy Pier in Chicago in 1998. Currently in Omaha. 16'x14'x8'
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Zorbus
Large steel sculpture. Part of the Schrager collection. Located on 96th and J Street, Omaha, NE. 26'x14'x9'
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Minute/Millennium
This sculpture for a high school reflects on the passage of time with the hourglass (with glass panels on top & a wind chime within) reflecting the present, with the boulder representing the infinite. Location: Millard West High School at 168th & "Q" in Omaha, NE
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Moto One
12'x12' Polished bronze mobile located at First National Bank, 114th & Dodge
Omaha, NE
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Pyratra
The gentle movement of the rising I-beam columns contrast with the solid stability of a perfect pyramid. Location: Not fully known. Steel and marble 32' x8'x8'
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Sails
Located in Lake Regency Building. 10' in diameter with 8' drop.
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Time Sails
Permanently installed at Wayne State College in Wayne, NE. Steel sculpture 10'x6'x8'
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Man as Aquarium
Ceramic 20"x6"x14"
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Completely Kids Mural
Ceramic tiles with images of the kids that actively participated in the project. Done with artist Tim Barry. Located 26th and St. Mary's Avenue in Omaha.
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Locomotion of Blue
Steel sculpture 12'x3'x4'
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Maquettes
Yell (red), Smile (yellow), Talk (blue). Maquettes scaled to by 8'x8'x8'
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Talk Hear
Perforated steel with red light in bottom. 8'x20"x20"
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Head of Extinction
Powder coated steel. Has a swimmer and endanger species pallid sturgeon circling the head. 8'x4'x3'
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Head of Extinction (detail)
Powder coated steel. Has a swimmer and endanger species pallid sturgeon circling the head. 8'x4'x3'
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Maquette for Talk Talk Smile
Perforated steel projected 12' tall.
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Maquette of Street Conversation
Projected 12' tall.
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Venus de Omaha
Bronze and ceramic. 6'x18"x18"
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No Man
With the extended hand (at bottom of photo) the sculpture will nod his head "no." Steel. 8'x4'x3'
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Snare
This piece, like many others, uses the swimming figure as an icon for man in a perfect balance with nature. Steel. 6'x20"x12"
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Manifestation of Self
Life size self-portrait in bronze. Part of a series of over 30 pieces.
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Manifestation of Self
Life size self-portrait in bronze. Part of a series of over 30 pieces.
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Manifestation of Self
Life size self-portrait in bronze. Part of a series of over 30 pieces.
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Sphinx in Orbit
Bronze. 6'x5'x5'
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Glamoto
Steel and glass. 10'x8'x20"
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Head of Dreams
Bronze sculpture. 3'x30"x10"
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Homage to the Welder - David Smith
Can be viewed at Metropolitan Community College at south campus. Galvanized steel. 16'x7'x7'
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Venus de Kansas
Part of a series of 12 sculptures.
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Man of Color Emerging
Ceramic and bronze. 32"x8"x7"
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Ala Michelangelo
This is a play on Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel's Spark of Life, only for the the tradesman. Steel and bronze. 14'x6'x8'
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Ladders
This piece has a series of ladders representing the changing face and function of libraries. Located in the Benson Branch Library in Omaha. Public commission piece. 60'x10'x10
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Roots
The root forms are constructed of fragments of other pieces. Ceramic and bronze. 10'x3'x3'
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Out of Chaos
Chaos is a reference to the nature of processes that are used in the creation of sculpture. It also refers to the seeming mess in the studio during the sculpture making processes. Chaos, in traditional usage, refers to the unorganized state of primordial matter before the creation of distinct form. Bruning used the chaos of fire in metal casting, welding, and in the ceramic kiln to transform matter into sculpture.
Although the transformation of matter is essential in the creation process, it is the artist's personal vision that directs the outcome of the chaos. It's the mix and match of figurative and abstract forms that direct the sculptor out of chaos.