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Les Bruning
Mediums: No specialty noted.
Contact Information
LESLIE BRUNING 1010 North 13th Street Omaha, NE 68102 (402) 341-8990 lesbruning@cox.netArt Pieces
Dr. Harry Jenkins Memorial Bench , 2005
by Les Bruning
Mediums: Steel
Location: Mid-Town; Along the Keystone Trail near 88th & Sprague Circle.
Owner: City of Omaha
Additional Information: Bench was commissioned by friends of Dr. Harry Jenkins, an avid supporter and user of the Keystone Trail.
Homage to the Welder -David Smith , 1998
by Les Bruning
Mediums: Steel
Location: Gene Leahy Mall; Lower level Gene Leahy Mall near 10th Street bridge
Owner: Nebraska Arts Council
Additional Information: First exhibited at the Pier Walk in Chicago in 1998, then the former location of the Nebraska Arts Council at the Joslyn Castle. The sculpture, which is large enough to enter and examine the icons, is an homage to the American constructivist sculptor David Smith.
John S. Engdahl Memorial Sundial , 1978
by Les Bruning
Mediums: Bronze
Location: Mid-Town; 6901 N. 72nd St. Main entrance to Immanuel Hospital
Owner: Immanual Medical Center
Additional Information: The sundial memorializes John S. Engdahl, 1890-1977
by Les Bruning
Mediums: Metal
Location: Downtown; Located Wilson Tile, 2109 N. 24th behind the behind to the east
Owner: Leslie Bruning
Additional Information: An art referenced image to Duchamps Nude Descending the staircase
by Les Bruning
Mediums: Steel
Location: West; Stanley J. How & Assoc., 101 South 108th, entrance
Owner: Stanley J. Howe Associates
Additional Information: This piece was commissioned to specifically compliment the building behind it. Since building is composed of many triangles and above the first floor the sides are all mirrored, the pyramid of the piece marks the entry into the building and is clad with travertine marble, which is the same stone that covers the first floor of the building. As it projects upward, it visually multiplies since it is always reflected on the sides of the building. The act of moving around the sculpture to get to the door and the changing views on the building as one approaches the door make this sculpture have a life.
by Les Bruning
Mediums: Steel
Location: Omaha-Council Bluffs Bridge; Bob Kerrey Pedestrian Bridge-Omaha Plaza, 705 Riverfront Drive
Owner: City of Omaha
Series: Bike Blast Art Project
Additional Information: The bike rack, topped off bicycles with an insert of the Pallid Sturgeon (endangered species) was purchased by Back to the River Inc. and donated to the City of Omaha Plaza at Bob Kerrey Pedestrian Bridge.
by Les Bruning
Mediums: Mural
Location: Mid-Town; Dewey Park - 550 Turner Blvd.
Owner: City of Omaha
Additional Information: The mural was commissioned by the Leavenworth Neighborhood Association with funding from the Mayor’s Neighborhood Improvement Grant and Mutual of Omaha Foundation. A section committee, made up of representatives from the association, the Omaha Public Art Commission and Omaha Parks & Recreation, chose the Bruning design after reviewing 21 submissions. The association presented the mural to the City of Omaha on June 1, 2009.
by Les Bruning
Mediums: Metal, Stainless Steel
Location: West; Catlin Elementary School 12736 Marinda Street located 50 feet in front of school
Owner: Omaha Public Schools
by Les Bruning
Mediums: Metal, Stainless Steel, Glass
Location: West; Catlin Elementary School 12736 Marinda Street Located on the front lawn 1/2 from the building to the street curb.
Owner: Omaha Public Schools
by Les Bruning
Location: West; Catlin Elementary School 12736 Marinda Street Located on the south lawn, close to school
Owner: Omaha Public Schools
by Les Bruning
Mediums: Stainless Steel, LED Lights
Location: Downtown; 1919 Aksarben Drive. Located n the NE corner of Aksarben Dr and Frances St.
Owner: Blue Cross Blue Shield of Nebraska
Additional Information: It's a faintly V-shaped piece and has cutouts swirling around the metal exterior. Its center section glows a vibrant neon blue when darkness sets. Bruning said the shape of the piece is loosely based on the familiar medical symbol of two snakes swirling around the central staff." "The cutouts on the piece mostly deal with ecological issues and man's relationship with nature: endangered sturgeon fish swim around the base, men swim around the middle, and eagles and hawks fly around the top. Vessel uses the basic form of a vessel as a metaphor for the sum of ones life and experiences. Both on the interior spiral ribbons and in the exterior skin, there are repeating patterns of pallid sturgeons, human swimmers and hawks and eagles. In our cycle of life the see our species endangering the pallid sturgeons that enhabit the Missouri River. The human swimmers represent man in the immediate balance with nature and the hawks and eagles are thriving survivors of decades ago abuse of pesticides. The cut out forms create an ephermal quality in which we sometimes see the interior forms and at other times the lighting conditions only allow us to real the images on the skin. At night the interior lighting creates a blue glow.
