In Vino Vanitas Sherry DeLorme Ohio Magazine

Ohio Magazine

they are steel tough victors rendered with something of the sublime

Michigan in the summer of 1979 and was raised in the Mexicantown area of southwest Detroit

14 x 12 in

The resulting palimpsest of figures and abstract shapes represents the conflicted and paradoxical emotions that underlie my work

In Vino Vanitas Sherry DeLorme Ohio MagazineDetails About Wine on paper 7 x 7 in. 2017 9 x 9 in. (f) Brian R. Donnellys portraiture deconstructs the dialogue between the audience and objects by experimenting with the fragile nature of artwork. Faces deteriorate, separate, and occasionally combust in his work, redefining it as transitional rather than perpetual. Presenting fading memories instead of permanent effigies Donnelly draws a parallel between the fragility of artwork and the ephemeral