About CharlesBrenna
My figurative work is an examination of the different forms the human body takes, often within a landscape, to create an atmospheric and subtle psychological impression. Depicting altered figures and faces is a way of questioning the norms, attitudes and fears which have formed our current culture environment and our behavior within it.
My recent assemblage work is an examination of the current manifestations of the military-industrial complex - I want to create an atmospheric and slightly disturbing impression in a compact format. Creating altered landscapes and playing with scale is a way of examining current and past American culture, attitudes and fears.
UX Architect/Consultant
Bassist
Rutgers University, Mason Gross School of Art, MFA
Tyler School of Art, BFA
Recent Exhibitions
2020: Mt. Airy Art garage
Art in the Time of Coronavirus
2020: Rochester Contemporary Art Center
6x6x20, open exhibition
Rochester, NY
2020: The Mixed Media Show 2020
Core New Art Space
Lakewood, CO
February 14th - March 1st, 2020
2019: December Group Art Show
Jones Gallery
Kansas City, MO
December 4 - December 26, 2019
2019: Real People 2019
Old Courthouse Arts Center
Woodstock, IL
August 21–September 28, 2019
2019: Art of the State
The State Museum of Pennsylvania
Harrisburg, PA
June 23 – September 8
2019: Fusion Mid Atlantic
Virginia Beach Art Center.
Virginia Beach, VA
2019: Wayne Art Center
Wayne Art Center’s Regional Juried Spring Open
Wayne, PA
2019: Foundry Art Center
Figurative Works II, Juried Show
St. Charles MO
Honorable Mention Award
2019: THE GALLERY @ PARAGON
One Year Anniversary Juried Exhibition
Phoenixville, PA
2019: Small Works 2019 Juried Exhibition
Lemonade Stand Gallery
Key West, FL
2019: Cheltenham Center for the Arts
Cheltenham, PA
Cheltenham Printmakers’ Guild Award
2019: Rochester Contemporary Art Center
6x6x19, open exhibition
Rochester, NY