Frank Bruno - biography

“I chose faces and figures as my subject matter simply due to the fact that the human form is already beautiful art.”

“We’re not cameras, we’re artists.”

“While most students were trying to draw one beautiful finished piece, I would be in the background drawing dozens of studies at different angles to use later.”

“When I came into boxing, I brought it to the next level with adverts and doing pantomime and people just got jealous of me doing that.”

“But when you actually go in the ring, it’s a very lonely and scary place.  It’s just you and the other guy.”

“Boxing is the toughest and loneliest sport in the world.”

“Instead of using brushes all the time, try a palette knife to paint.”

“And I want to say anything is possible.  Comma.  You know.”

“Color harmony was thrown out years ago, as restrictive chains were broken forming my free style.”

“For example, I like using strong Greek and Roman Renaissance characters as part of my series.”

“From my sketch files I’ll find a pose that shows the emotion behind a particular character’s story.”

“I ain’t got no right to judge someone.”

“I like going to the gym every day.”

“I usually have a title in mind before I start.”

“I usually use quick sketches that I accumulated from the figure drawing classes I once instructed.”

“I wouldn’t mind getting emotionally involved with a woman.”

“If you’re not balanced, your mind’s not balanced...  my fuse went.”

“Some people like going to the pub; I enjoy going to the gym.”

“Strong line quality, composition and form are more crucial although even this is loosely done.”

“The colors I use may clash or vibrate against one another but this is done intentionally.”

“The most important thing taught to my students is to not be so photo realist in what they depict.”

Frank Bruno has appeared in the following films:
Public Hero #1 (1935)
Public Hero No. 1 (1935)
Special Agent (1935)
Exclusive (1937)
Internes Can’t Take Money (1937)
Marked Woman (1937)
Smart Blonde (1937)
They Gave Him a Gun (1937)
A Slight Case of Murder (1938)
I Am the Law (1938)
Mr. Wong, Detective (1938)
Blackwell’s Island (1939)
Invisible Stripes (1939)
King of the Underworld (1939)
Those High Grey Walls (1939)
Arise, My Love (1940)
Golden Gloves (1940)
Men Without Souls (1940)
The House Across the Bay (1940)
Tom Dick and Harry (1941)
The Driver (1978)
The Calcium Kid (2004)