About

Bio + Artist Statement:

Bio:

Nova works as a multimedia artist, specializing in jewelry design, public art and photographic cyanotype prints in the New York area. 

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While wearing many hats, Nova has received a merit award for her large Cyanotype print “Girls”, was a resident artist and teacher at the Museum of Art and Design in NYC in 2008, 2009 and 2010, assistant jewelry designer to  Barry Kiestelstein-Cord and assistant to photographer and installation artist Harry Roseman. 

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B.F.A in Metalsmithing, State University of New York at New Paltz, New Paltz, NY   2009, Additional course work:  Metalsmithing, The Crucible, Oakland. CA   2006-2004, Fashion / Textile / Knitwear Design, Academy of Art, San Francisco. CA   2000 -1997

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Artist Statement:

Nova Colette Bronstein enjoys bending perception. Seeking to create beauty, often from chaos, she finds harmony throughout compositions of layered elements, adding diversity and mystery into an otherwise straightforward composition. Preferring to create statement work,  her pieces tend to be large and lean towards surrealism. A twist of perception is also employed through her use of color which is created from recycled aluminum can, transformed into shiny gem-like elements.  She Is drawn to expressions which involve transformation; alchemic processes like those in photography and metalsmithing which change state or color. Using reactions created through kiln firings, heat and time causing bright color to seep into white or clear enamel, pulling from the copper underneath creating vibrant color where there previously was none. 

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