Artist Information:
Brienna Pruce
Charlottesville, VA
United States
Member Since: Nov 2006
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Artist Statement:
Betta fish are considered
disposable items that can be
checked out, returned dead,
and discarded much like cheap
plastic toys. Magnifying
bettas to human-size and
portraying their environment
from a fish-eye perspective
provokes the question: what if
that dying fish were me?
The betta fish signify the
trapped and suffering animals
of the world. Our own living
and working environments are
not much better with
apartments stacked sky-high
and claustrophobic cubicles
providing barely enough room
to move. By putting animal
cruelty in human terms, people
more readily empathize with
the subject. The betta is the
overlooked, forgotten animal,
merely appreciated for
superficial aesthetic
qualities; it represents all
of our shallowness and pain.
Animal symbols transcend
temporal and geographic
boundaries, providing
historical insight and
multicultural narratives. The
use of the postmodern animal
addresses emotional and
ethical issues while helping
viewers reevaluate their own
identities through that of the
redefined animal subject....
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Brienna Pruce's Free Artist Portfolio
Welcome to Brienna Pruce's Portfolio.
Betta fish are considered disposable items that can be checked out, returned dead, and discarded much like cheap plastic toys. Magnifying bettas to human-size and portraying their environment from a fish-eye perspective provokes the question: what if that dying fish were me?
The betta fish signify the trapped and suffering animals of the world. Our own living and working environments are not much better with apartments stacked sky-high and claustrophobic cubicles providing barely enough room to move. By putting animal cruelty in human terms, people more readily empathize with the subject. The betta is the overlooked, forgotten animal, merely appreciated for superficial aesthetic qualities; it represents all of our shallowness and pain.
Animal symbols transcend temporal and geographic boundaries, providing historical insight and multicultural narratives. The use of the postmodern animal addresses emotional and ethical issues while helping viewers reevaluate their own identities through that of the redefined animal subject.... |
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Fish Eye 8, 2006
Other Painting,
6 x 6 X 3 inches
Not for Sale
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Fish Eye 7, 2006
Other Painting,
10 x 10 X 3 inches
Not for Sale
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Fish Eye 6, 2006
Other Painting,
10 x 10 X 3 inches
Not for Sale
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Fish Eye 2, 2006
Other Painting,
10 x 10 X 3 inches
Not for Sale
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