Robert Brokl

Bay Area-based artist Robert Brokl wrote that his still life paintings and prints feature “well-known images with objects in shallow spaces.” At UC Berkeley, where he earned his MFA in 1982, Brokl was influenced by his teachers’ attitude: “independence and self-direction over conformity and commercialism.” “My work in journalism, art and book reviews also nourishes my artistic creations,” he wrote. He has been featured in several national and international exhibitions since 1978, including in Slovakia and Japan. Through Nov. 17, Brokl’s works are on display at the Monterey Museum of Art, including the above oil on panel piece from 2012, titled “Nature Morte – David Park.”