Fear Of Series
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Creativity in the Time of COVID-19
- Copyright Status
- In Copyright
- Date
- 2019/2022
- Artists
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Brenner, Beryl
- Subjects
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COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020- , in art
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Mosaics (visual works)
- Language
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English
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- 10 fused glass mosaics
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Fused glass mosaic
- Exhibit Label
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We are living through profoundly disruptive times. It is only natural that our collective level of fear has risen substantially. No matter how strong we like to think that we are, we all have fears. They lurk within our subconscious and pop out when we don't want them to. At other times, they rent space in our heads and never leave us with any peace. Fear is always with us, but we are far more cognizant of it as of late. Like humans, my adopted art medium is fragile; it can break and melt. Like fear, it can cut you and cause pain. In fact, it's a perfect match, but it also cleans up nicely. It can recreate itself and look astonishingly beautiful. The "Fear Of" fused glass series intends to communicate these qualities visually. We are besieged by hate now more than ever. Technology and the media have amplified this problem worldwide. It is a planetary problem. It is real. The forests are burning, our seas are polluted, and the animals of the earth are becoming extinct. We can't pretend that it is not happening. Totalitarian governments across the world have either obtained nuclear weapons or are working on obtaining them. It has to stop or it's an endgame for us all. In this time, I try not to let it get to me. I don't want the external stress of the current state of the world to invade my personal space and hurt my inner circle of loved ones. This is a metaphor for getting stuck. It takes great strength to be positive and proactive despite all of the world's hardships. This work explores this kind of fear in two different ways. One way is the discomfort of being very, very cold and the other involves being frozen out of human interactions by not being accepted. Hard Rain is a term that is used to describe tough times. We are overwhelmed by our problems in our toughest times, but somehow must find the strength to tackle them. It is human to fear the unknown. Everyone on the planet lives in uncharted times - the magnitude of our challenges is immense. If something clearly doesn't work, why would we possibly continue to do it over and over again? Not all new ideas are necessarily good ones. Innocent victims are often permanently traumatized by the horror of their experiences. For many people, these traumas can ruin their whole lives. --Label design by exhibit curator Nancy DeJoy. Labels written by Ben Lash and his team in consultation with artist statements.
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1 of 10: Fear Of Series. Part 01
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No linguistic content
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- 1 fused glass mosaic
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- https://n2t.net/ark:/85335/m5k071262
2 of 10: Fear Of Series. Part 02
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No linguistic content
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- 1 fused glass mosaic
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- https://n2t.net/ark:/85335/m5319w41n
3 of 10: Fear Of Series. Part 03
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No linguistic content
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- 1 fused glass mosaic
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- https://n2t.net/ark:/85335/m5c24tp4c
4 of 10: Fear Of Series. Part 04
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No linguistic content
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- 1 fused glass mosaic
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- https://n2t.net/ark:/85335/m5k07125k
5 of 10: Fear Of Series. Part 05
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No linguistic content
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- 1 fused glass mosaic
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- https://n2t.net/ark:/85335/m5jw89p12
6 of 10: Fear Of Series. Part 06
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No linguistic content
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- 1 fused glass mosaic
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- https://n2t.net/ark:/85335/m5pn91g8n
7 of 10: Fear Of Series. Part 07
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No linguistic content
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- 1 fused glass mosaic
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- https://n2t.net/ark:/85335/m5mc8vh4b
8 of 10: Fear Of Series. Part 08
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No linguistic content
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- 1 fused glass mosaic
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- https://n2t.net/ark:/85335/m5kw5bk4r
9 of 10: Fear Of Series. Part 09
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No linguistic content
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- 1 fused glass mosaic
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- https://n2t.net/ark:/85335/m55b0231k
10 of 10: Fear Of Series. Part 10
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No linguistic content
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- 1 fused glass mosaic
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- https://n2t.net/ark:/85335/m59885p2h