Bruce Rolff

BRUCE ROLFF

NEW JERSEY, USA

I currently live in southern New Jersey USA. I lived most of my life in Northern New Jersey about a 30 minute drive from New York City.

I have been creating art since I was young. I grew up surrounded by artists. My brother and sister were both artists. My brothe...

BRUCE ROLFF

NEW JERSEY, USA

I currently live in southern New Jersey USA. I lived most of my life in Northern New Jersey about a 30 minute drive from New York City.

I have been creating art since I was young. I grew up surrounded by artists. My brother and sister were both artists. My brother was the neighborhood guru and there were always many artistic types around. It was an interesting time and an interesting group of people to be around as a child.

As a child. I created small figurines and dioramas. As a teen I had a teacher who encouraged my artistic pursuits. I created metal sculptures and worked with clay. After high school I worked in clay and did mostly abstract paintings on paper with spray paint and pastels. But also worked some with acrylics. I later moved to photography. I then began using the computer to edit and manipulate my photos. Eventually I moved to creating my images from photos, 3D renderings, painting software. I’ve even done some computer coding to create elements for images.

I work primarily in digital with multiple software including 3D software, painting software and more. My most used software is Photoshop. I also work with photos I've taken. My work is spiritual, symbolic, surreal, conceptual, Sci fi, abstract. I like to explore in multiple genres and I am not limited to those I mentioned although that does cover most of my work.

I have many, but especially the surrealists. But I love many genres and styles of art. Cubism, abstract, abstract expressionism, and much more. Everything I see in art is an influence and much outside of art as well.

Some other strong influences are science fiction, science, spirituality. I also am influenced greatly by things from my childhood. I grew up watching shows like the Twilight Zone with Rod Serling. I consider that show an important influence for me. It was surreal, often science fiction and made you think.